Halloween and the Switch Witch

Our dark, cloudy Halloween started with a preschool parade. It started to drizzle during it but the kids managed to walk under the covered area and then back to the classroom. Then story time while waiting for the snack party. Gahaus made a beautiful Elsa dress. There were two other Elsa's in Josie's class and tons more at school but Josie's dress was by far the best.

 Josie got to show off her school and friends to Gahaus.

 Josie and Kaira

Listening to directions for the parade route

 I glued "jewels" on her flip flops

We waited for Gram & Papa to arrive. When they did Gram & Josie set to work on some Halloween crafts. A "costume" for Daddy.

 Trick or Treating on Eucalyptus again this year. It's over the top with decorations and people. We started at 5 with all the other little kids and left by 6:30 when it was starting to get dark and filled with lots and lots of people.

Trick or Treating with Gram & Papa

 We walked with Kaira's family for awhile and bumped into our neighbors Adriana and Anthony.

We visit Gahaus and Grandpa Rich, John & Jody at the Zells along with Uncle Bill, and last stop was at Stephen & Janet's.

Eric & Josie's jack o lantern

The legend of the Switch Witch
If you put your Halloween candy out by your front door (after picking 12 of your favorite pieces) you might be surprised with a gift the next morning from the Switch Witch. Josie has been wondering about it since she heard about it a couple days ago. She wondered what would happen if the Switch Witch came when we were still awake. She wondered if Gram and Papa put out candy if they would get a gift. She woke up at 6:30 wondering if the Switch Witch had come. I put a gift out the night before but had the great idea of writing a note and a poem. Josie had crawled into bed in the middle of the night and I was writing it in my head just when she woke up. I had to convince her to stay in bed for a little longer so I could quickly write it down. She also had to wait until Gram came upstairs. First though she got to peek outside and didn't see a gift by the door. So when she got Gram and they looked outside she saw the note. She almost started crying when she only saw the first note. The 2nd was tucked behind. She said she thought she was going to get a gift. Then they read the poem and she realized she had to find the gift. That made her happy.

 

 Video opening the gift. I missed capturing the beginning. She was so excited to get this book called the Adventures of the Thimblewitch. We started reading the teaser in the spring and we had to wait for the "real" book to come out this summer.