Happy Halloween

I absolutely LOVE this time of year. Fall has the most perfect weather- crisp and chilled. There are also many activities for me to look forward to. Here in Utah, it is tradition for the elementary school kiddos to come to school on October 31st, dressed up in their costumes. Typically we have a costume parade to commemorate the day. While a normal "school day" is difficult to maintain, it is usually a day that kids are excited to come to school and participate in activities that we do not usually do. As for my class, we had been working hard in Writing Workshop to create haunted house stories with more details than "It was scary!" So on Halloween we did a large author's circle to share our publications with our classmates. I must say that some of them definitely have a flair with words and stories. A personal favorite was a gal describing the scary old woman in her haunted house as a 'pinched lipped old woman wearing an old tattered bath robe'. It was enjoyable! And on top of that, the kids had been looking forward to reading and hearing each others stories for at least a week.

Of the many ingenious costumes that I saw in the parade, here are a few of my favorites. Can you figure out who they were dressed up as?

(click on the pictures for the answers!)

So to the start of the Holiday Season...

A message from my 4th graders.

Oh...and in case you're wondering- the smart alec that smell my feet-ed- did so after I had made a big point of saying "Just say..."

Aren't kids great :)

So what have I been up to?

I spent a busy day with Bone Junior a few weekends ago. It was one of those days that we really didn't have a specific plan in mind, but decided to see where things would take us. After the inevitable shopping, we got a few phone calls concerning a "Mustang Show that Bone Junior could not miss. Up in Park City." My oh my there were some beautiful sights and sounds to behold.

I especially liked the sparkly red mustang...year? Who knows. Model number? Engine size? All I know is that is was GorGEous, sitting there with the hood popped open, the sun sparkling off the impeccable paint job. As I continued walking down Main Street, I saw something that I had only seen in movies like The Fast and the Furious...

Too bad there would not be a showing of this. All in all, lots of money sat on the street that day. In the form of Mustangs. That is until I went into a coffee shop to get a drink of water. Then I had to dish out nearly $4.00 for a 10 oz bottle of water. Ridiculous no?

Anyway, as I was slowing sipping my water on the drive home were driving down University Avenue and came across Hispanic Days street fair. Of course Bone Junior, who could blend in with the crowd as long as she didn't attempt to speak Spanish back to anyone, was intrigued enough to stop and check it out. What I found interesting was happening in the center ring!

What are these men thinking coming out into public dressed like this??

Or doing things like this???

Well, I guess that it isn't too much, although I only pose for pictures like this for a few minutes. And I tend to only do these shows for a few of the other patrons in the lucky store.

'Ode de Scratch Subtle...I have found the perfect hat for you!