The one about Halloween

I have to tell you about how fun Halloween was this year. I realized that I love this time of year because there are plenty of activities going on and lots of options for things to do. I’ve always loved festivals and parties and now I have someone to use an excuse to go!  

Reed’s school held their Halloween Party the Thursday before- complete with indoor games, food and a live band, followed by Trunk or Treating in the church parking lot. We hosted a trunk this year (first time) and quickly realized how expensive that can be! Although it was a chilly and rainy evening, the stream of children was non-stop.  They’re assuming the turnout was around a thousand kids and I believe it. We ran out of candy in 20 minutes and had to take donations from the party staff just to keep our trunk open.

Reed’s costume was a hit!  People couldn’t contain their adoration of my little UPS man and were falling all over themselves to tell us how cute he looked.

Our church Halloween party wasn’t any different, cameras were coming out of the woodwork to snap a picture of Reed dodging through the crowds.  He’s such a people person, loves to charm the ladies and draw smiles from them.  He enjoyed a couple of games including the duck pond, where he chose a duck and received a prize based on the number written underneath.  He also mastered the football bean bag toss- the game attendant showed him how to do it and once he got the concept, he was digging it and wanted to keep tossing the bean bags through the hole!  He also wanted to flip the board over to get the bean bags back after he’d watched them disappear.  

Reed turned into an expert trick-or-treater, we couldn’t get him to say the words until Monday night on his third attempt, but even then he would only whisper it.  

It was amusing watching him choose a piece of candy from a neighbor’s bowl and put it in his little UPS bag as he turned away and headed for the next stop.  He really had that part of the act down- we’ve all seen how efficient and no-nonsense UPS delivery men are!

Monday night we threw our annual Halloween Party which started with taking the littles around to the neighbors.  Unfortunately one family fell ill and couldn’t make it so only Reed and his friend, Luke, went collecting.  We had a great group that night though, with Keith and Cassie, Courtney and Daniel, and Josie and Matt (with Luke).  Each in their own way are very special friends and easily make our lives here in Oklahoma feel more complete.

The decorations, fantastic meal and wonderful company made it a comfortable and exceptional evening!

Reed and his buddy Luke

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