Post Halloween Wrap-Up

Here we are, in all our Peter Pan glory. Eli as Peter Pan, Noelle as Tinkerbell, Brian as Hook, yours truly as Wendy, and Zeke as Tick Tock the hand-eating crocodile. For the record, yes, my husband is a good sport. Also for the record, yes, it's been pointed out that Hook did not actually wear an eye patch. Altogether my fault but I have to say, no one pointed that out while he was in the costume, so I consider it a success. He was also pretty much the hit of our church's Fall Festival, so I didn't hear any complaining. Except about the hair. Apparently

long hair + wind + 1 hand occupied by a sword + 1 hand occupied by a hook Complications

And this is what the aftermath of Halloween looks like at the Witty house. Or, more specifically, the Witty kitchen. Things to note: 1. Yes, Zeke is dressed as Woody. And he refused to take those pajamas off all day. And I'd be lying if I said that was the first time he's been in them all day. {If you'd like to buy pajamas which your child refuses to take off, they come in a set with both Woody and Buzz. And they are even cuter if you buy one for each kid and let one be Woody and one be Buzz. I ordered them from Target, but now WalMart also has them. I also saw them sold separately at WalMart last week.} 2. Yes, Noelle is perched on the counter without me there holding her. Yes, that's probably unsafe. But she survived, so give me a little grace on that one. I did try to stress to Eli the importance of holding her. Obviously, he is making a supreme effort in that area. 3. Yes, that is a LOT of candy. I've allowed the kids to eat all of it. Kidding. We're actually very strict about sugar on a daily basis {my kids think Honey Nut Cheerios is a huge treat compared to regular Cheerios} so I forced myself to relax and let them eat 2 pieces a day. I've also talked up the gingerbread house idea {where we take out a bunch of the candy to decorate houses with} and let me tell you, that's a winner. They've already pulled a bunch out to use for houses so I'll probably leave the jars out a few more days then "put them away for later." 4. Why, yes, I'm totally looking forward to taking our annual family Christmas card picture. I mean, that's totally going to go smoothly, don't you think?