Happy Halloween!
Ethan:
We’ve had an awesome day!
The hint of winter-to-come last night didn’t
leave many traces by this morning – other than the colder start to our day, but
other than keeping Tai Chi indoors this morning; that didn’t really affect our
Halloween adventures. Our morning
workout was followed by a hot breakfast; we needed extra time to get ready for
school and our Halloween party; and then we met up with Naomi and Aiden for the
walk to school. The classes we had this
morning barely earned any attention from our classmates compared to the rest of
the fun we had ahead of us – starting with a pizzeria pizza lunch as part of
our Halloween party.
We had lunch with our classmates first;
took our turns to get into our costumes after that; and then Naomi spent some
time in our class again this year because we’re a set; and then Ehlana, Aiden,
and I were with her after our visit to the Haunted House in the gym. There was music, games, and lots of treats
all afternoon; we had a blast; and then the four of us headed for our house
after school to hang out there while most of our parents were busy at work or
elsewhere. We hung out in the lounge
after a snack-visit with Mom pretty much until dinnertime; watched Halloween
shows; and planned our trick-or-treating strategy for maximum coverage of the
town while also making all of the required stops for family and best friends’
homes.
Mom went with an easy-dinner of finger foods;
we had that meal as soon as Dad got home; and then they stayed to hand out
treats while we – the kids – headed out on the annual trek-for-treats! Our costume choices proved helpful on a
chilly, near-freezing evening, and while I haven’t mentioned much about our
costumes; Naomi and I went with the Gryffindor Quidditch robes while Ehlana and
Aiden opted for the Hogwarts school robes – mostly because Hermione didn’t play
Quidditch. Carrying brooms around for
props earned some razzing for Naomi and me, but not compared to the teasing we
got from frequent re-enactments of Harry and Ginny’s first kiss. Naomi had a lot of fun with those
opportunities; and I was really happy too – something that was likely obvious
to everyone just from seeing the goofy grin that is still stuck on my face as I’m
writing this update.
I’d suggest that our haul of treats was so
large because we’re just that adorable, but most kids around here end up with
enough candy and other snacks to keep us on sugar-overload through until we
switch over to Christmas treats – or into the New Year for kids with stricter
parental controls on their sugar intake. ;^)
As Ehlana has pointed out, that isn’t
really an issue for us, but then it wasn’t a problem last year thanks to visits
from our friends to the lounge. Mom and
Dad’s trip next week will affect that because we won’t be home, but one
after-school visit from the guys in our class will be sure to wipe out any
snack supplies we have left by then – unless we hide those treats. I’m okay with that whatever happens, but I’ll
keep you posted on that; since I’m sure that we will be having more indoor time
with our friends now – unless we get another blast of warm before we get into
winter.
I guess that there isn’t much else to add
for this update. When we were finished
our tour of about half the town, Ehlana and I walked Naomi and Aiden home –
after collecting Silkie for that bedtime walk.
Yes, goodnight hugs and kisses were involved, and there were parents out
on their porches; so we got teased about that too. Ehlana and I had a bedtime visit with Mom and
Dad once we were home again; we needed to get cleaned up and ready for bed
after that; and we’re all heading for bed early because Mom and Dad have a busy
day ahead of them before they head out on their vacation with Uncle Adam and
Aunt Leanne.
That is it for me tonight, but stay tuned –
the next week is going to be fun even though we’re past Halloween and into what
is normally a lull between the holidays.
Ethan – out!
***
Ehlana:
Aiden and I did not do regular
re-enactments of Ron and Hermione’s first kiss at the Battle of Hogwarts, but
we had nearly as much fun as Ethan and Naomi did tonight – and all day. Ethan’s done a good job of covering the news
today; so I’ll only add a few notes along with a Cassie and Michael update.
For here at home, the pizzeria lunch and
haunted house were the highlights at school; the guys were more-annoying than
usual; and the scares were all of the fun variety. The cold weather didn’t keep most of the kids
from having a lot of fun with our trick-or-treating; though I’ll admit that I
like it better when it’s been warmer in other years. We’re getting used to Cassie and Michael not
being home for these little adventures, but we still miss them; and I spent
some time tonight remembering some of my favorite Halloween moments with them
while having fun with Ethan and our friends.
Cassie had a night class, so her Halloween
fun wasn’t on the same level as ours, but we did hear that she helped her
friends out with having fun along with the classes and studying today –
including special meals; treat bag gifts; and Michael hosted a study session at
their townhouse while handing out candy to the neighborhood kids – a joint-venture
with Rowen; since Tim was busy with one of his mechanic’s classes tonight
too. I’m glad that they’ve had a good
day too; though Cassie’s in for a late night; and might not get much rest
tonight.
I think that’s enough for this report, and
I’m ready to get some sleep now; so I will.
This is Ehlana Proctor; coming to you live
from what is now my past!
