Happy Halloween!

All of our Halloween activities this year were on the Friday before Halloween.  Nolan and Lydia had a parade in the morning and then went to Miss Claudia's and Ethan had a half day (with a parade as well).  We then had a party with Newcomers and trick or treating in the privada.  The kids had a wonderful time of course and it's a good thing we had a chance to celebrate since Ethan ended up being sick on actual Halloween.

My  beautiful butterfly

(she chose what she wanted to be this year)

Thor and Captain America

My Superheroes

(Lydia was a "superhero butterfly" all week!)

Lydia with some of her classmates and Miss Mary Beny

Nolan with some of his classmates and Miss Karla (Fancy Nancy)

Walking in the parade with Miss Mary Beny and Patricio

Nolan's actually the second Captain America.  His friend,

Ben, was Captain America too!

Triple threat: Ben, Omi, and Nolan

Nolan and his Spanish Teach, Miss Poala Smurfette

How lucky...Woody, Buzz Lightyear, and

Barney were at school!

Nolan (above) and Ethan (below) playing the

"Hoop a Loop" game at the Halloween Party

Playing "pass the parcel"...it's like hot potato, but if you get it

when the music stops, you get to unwrap a layer and it keeps

going until the last layer is opened.  I was in charge of the

music and I promise I wasn't looking, but Ethan won the

first round and Lydia won the second round.  I felt so bad!

Rebecca and Lydia...great friends!

The art activity was a huge hit...a skeleton

out of pasta noodles

Another fun game for all...mummies

out of toilet paper!

Janet making Lydia a mummy

Daddy did a great job on this mummy!

Frosting cupcakes!

Off to trick or treating in the privada!

Layla and Ethan

An altar at one of the houses...some people

go all out for the Day of the Dead!

Layla, Mya, Charlotte, Nolan, Zane, Lydia (barely), and Ethan

Our friends, Mark and Lynda, were at Nicole and Mike's house

at the end of the line.  They were finishing up some dinner that

Nicole prepared and Nolan went up to Mark and asked for the

black olives off of his plate.  And then they all started taking the

noodles!  I was so embarrassed, but Nicole took it all in stride

and went inside for plastic plates and the leftover pizza!  I even

got a a glass of wine.  It was a great way to end the evening!

Nolan pretending to sleep on the way home.