Halloween 2010

Carlos absolutely loves Halloween.  He has been thinking about it and planning for this Halloween for months.  He wanted a hunted house in the garage and we made one.  Don and I have lots of work and things to do at home but we know Carlos will grow up too soon and one day he won't be interested in things the way he does now.  Titi loves it too but not like Carlos.  She is more into the costumes than the decorations.  Carlos loves both.


We already had some things and got lucky and found lots of things on sale. I made a couple of scary creatures with $1 masks, plastic tableclothes and hangers.  Thanks to Ely and Tere, we found inflatables on clearance at Walgreens.  Carlos was ecstatic. Then Mimi and I found black fabric and sheets at Goodwill and I was able to saw curtains to divide the garage in 3 parts.  Carlos decorated, put lights, his smoke machine and then Don came with the best surprise ever, black light bulbs!  Everything looks so great with this light.

Today Carlos and Titi had a costume contest and party for the kids in the cul de sac.  They had been organizing it for weeks and made invitations, put a table for the judges and set the rules.  I am glad they did not invite other friends because it would have been even crazier. I made them dinner and cupcakes and Don arrived from work with dry ice.  The boys loved it and could not stop "playing" with it.  They threw things in there to see what would happen, the blew the smoke, they put food coloring.....  I was glad when the last boy left.....