E and my mom made it home safely Saturday night. He was pretty excited to see me and his big sister. We picked up dinner on the way home and ate at my parents house. Hubby was playing in a tennis/golf mixer so no sense in rushing home.
We made up for lost time on Sunday with a day filled with Halloween and Tennis!! First we took the kids to this great little pumpkin patch in Argyle. It was late in the season so the pumpkins were not as plentiful as last year in early Oct., but it was still nice and the kids had fun. E love riding the "Chug Whoo Whoo" and looking at all the decorations. He also loved playing on the teeter totter with his big sis. I think that was his first experience on one and he really liked "up"!! After the patch, we ran home to change clothes and it was off to A's last Team Tennis match of the season (yeah, I get my Sunday's back til Spring). She played hard and won her singles match 8-7 (7-2 in the tie breaker). There are now rumors floating the our team might have won first place in our division. If that is the case, we will get to go to an out of town weekend tournament somewhere in the state. More news on that if it happens.
After tennis, it was straight to my parents house to change (yet again) into their halloween costumes and go to the block party. My parents neighborhood has hosted this fabulous Halloween block party for years. We've gone every single year - even when my mom was out of town. We just bring some food and act like we belong. The food spread this year included Babe's chicken and biscuits so I was in chicken heaven!! The kids had the opportunity to do a cake walk and play in the bounce houses. Unfortunately, my little guy had fallen asleep on the way to Mom's and wouldn't wake up for the block party. When he did wake up, he was too grumpy to do anything.
Luckily, by the time we left and headed to the Country Club for Trunk or Treat he was awake and in a better mood. He loved his "Dash Rob Parr coshume" (Dash from the Incredibles) and looked mighty cute if I do say so myself. Big sister was a Japanese girl (dark wig, kimono style dress, powdered face). They both had a great time at Trunk or Treat. E had no problem figuring out how to get candy from folks. A was happy because two of her fifth grade friends showed up and the three got to go on the Hayride together.
By the time we touched down at home at 8:30, it felt like we'd been gone from home forever. Lots of photo ops for the scrapbook though so I wouldn't change a thing!! Speaking of scrapping, I'm going to my fav scrap hangout on Saturday with my friend T and I cannot wait!! We haven't been there in ages due to scheduling conflicts so it will be nice to get out and get something accomplished in my neglected books!! Happy Halloween everyone - stay safe!!
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