So many of you have asked: how was the big Halloween party???? OK, OK, I'll get right to it. I hear it was great! I was out of town for the whole weekend, so poor Hayley's mom and dad had to do all the work. From the looks of the pictures, it was a LOT of work!
First, let's get to the costumes. Sidney was a bumble bee in honor of her uncle "B". Yes, those are fishnet stockings on her and yes, she asked me first. As you can see, they aren't my "little" girls anymore. The days of cute little cuddly Halloween costumes are GONE! So many of the kids are dressing up in costumes that are so much more adult, you can't get away from it. No more "Dorothy from the Wizard of Oz". Oh, I saw that one at Party City, too. It was worse than this bee costume! Suddenly I feel old...
Next we have our own version of Marilyn Monroe. How scary are these pictures? She looks twice her age, which is 10, yes. I curled her hair and put that lipstick on her and suddenly my baby was gone. It was at that very moment that I realized that they will be gone and out of the house before I know it. That said: could you hear the champagne bottle POP from where you were???? Ha!! Just kidding. She got the award for Sexiest Costume, even more so than Sidney's bee. That surprised me. It also surprised me to see just how well Alyssa could walk in those high heels. On to the party details. 
I am told that about 55 kids came to this party which started at 6:00. All parents of "boys" were advised to pick up all "boys" by 10:00 SHARP or they would find their "boys" left at the curb on the side of the street. No problem.
The party was a big success with the highlight being the fortune teller. There was a long line of kids waiting to find out what the future held for them. They had set up a burn barrel to do s'mores, had lots of snacks and drinks, a costume contest, a dance contest and plenty of kids to talk to.
After the boys left the party moved inside. There was a stack of horror movies waiting to be watched on assorted TV's and more munchies. It turns out that 21 girls spent the night and set up sleeping bags in bedrooms, hallways and any other surface area they could find. Hayley's parents got kicked out of their own bed by 4 or 5 girls (2 of which are mine) and ended up on the couch.
The rowdy girls were downstairs and after ignoring the 2 a.m. "let's-start-winding-it-down" message from Mom, got into a marshmallow fight in the kitchen at 5 a.m. The next message from Mom was a little ... louder. They took the hint and hit the floor. The last girl was picked up at 9:30 and nothing but a messy house and Hayley's exhausted parents were left, along with Sid and Lys. 
They told me that they got it picked up in a few hours and as they were doing it, they discussed what changes they would make for next year. NEXT YEAR????? Wow, they are really great parents! I told them that I would make it a point to be here for next year, and that I would take a nap that day.
I got home on Sunday and the girls were exhausted. They did, however, want to carve our pumpkin and bake the seeds. It was a VERY thick skinned pumpkin! Sidney had a hard time cutting into it, and even I tried to help. The seeds turned out great, though, and the pumpkin smiled all through trick-or-treating Tuesday night. Both girls brought home TONS of candy. I can't wait to go through it all!
That's all for this week. I hope you all are doing well and we'll chat again soon.
Take care,
Amy and the girls
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