October Chat Thread

[Heatherbella]

My DD is obsessed with sharks...so I ordered her a shark costume online. She hasn't seen it yet because I was worried she'd want to wear it EVERY single day. Well, she has now decided she wants to be a cat (like halloween Dora). GAH! I'm waiting for the cat thing to blow over before I bring the shark costume out.

DH is going to be Indiana Jones and I was going to make myself a carebear costume...if the sleepies of the first trimester don't hit me. That being said, we haven't even been invited to the annual halloween party we normally go to...so ???

Last year we took DD trick-or-treating at the local shopping mall. She really started to get the whole process and loved running to the shops. Well, she didn't eat candy at all last year. I offered her various things but they all got spit out. The only thing she liked was plain chips. In the last year she has discovered chocolate...we're in TROUBLE!

Do any of you do the thing where they can eat all the candy they want the day of Halloween but then they leave it out at night for the fairy who takes it all and replaces it with a small toy? DH and I are thinking of doing that....

[LaurenE]

I'm not sure what my kids will be this year. Last year we did a family costume and dressed up as the Adam's Family. I guess we need to figure it out soon!

[Che_Bella_Vita]

Last year my oldest son was a rocket ship and my little guy was an astronaut. This yr DS1 wants to be ironman and DS2 wants to be an army guy

[tink9702]

Sounds like cute costumes girls!!

Heather - we did the pick one item per day for about a week while I slowly emptied it out to take to work so they didn't notice! LOL

DS is going to be Spiderman and DD will be an Owl.

[Momma Leah]

I let them eat some that night. Then I put the rest up and we use it for rewards. I do that with candy they get for any holiday, I never have to buy candy!

[Heatherbella]

Great ideas on the candy!

So I called the midwife. We're going in next Wednesday (a week tomorrow). Fun! Let the testing begin!!!

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[PatienceW]

I love the candy ideas! esp the fairy one! one of our local dentist offices pays you for your candy--per pound. (I can't remember how much. the sign should be goig up soon)! then they send all of the candy that comes in to the troops. DS is going to be a monkey. bought the costume on sale already. HE is insisting mommy is going to be a monkey and Daddy is going to be a banana!

[Heatherbella]

I saw a banana costume at the costume store today! Too funny!

[Heatherbella]

Ugh! I have a sore throat. DH has been sick for most of a week...I was hoping I wouldn't get it...

[Noelle_2007]

Heather: LMAO I can't even think about Halloween next year! I'm still hoping to survive this one with my candy-obsessed 3 year old and my 1 year old who runs in the opposite direction of where he should.

Speaking of which, those with kids (seems like many of us?), what are your kids dressing up as? My DD is going to be a cheerleader and my DS is going to be a football player (for my alma mater). I figure I only have a few years to make them match for Halloween (last year they were a dog and a cat) so I'm going to take advantage of it.

DD is going to dress up as Tinkerbell! We don't normally go door to door trick-or-treating. We usually go to the local church's "Fall Festival" where they have lots of games for them to play and bounce houses!