Monday was not great. Tyler was working on the shed and I was trying to clean the house but Ruby was refusing naps and was fussy a lot so it was frustrating. Days like that always make me miss my pre baby independence.
Monday night Mariah's family came over to carve pumpkins with us. Tyler hates carving pumpkins because he feels like he has to do all the work. I usually help with the gutting but I don't mind. It's sort of satisfying getting all the guts out. This year Lucy and Ben even carved faces into their pumpkins with very little help. Steven was lame and didn't carve a face. Just opened and gutted it. Penny drew on the face and then had Tyler carve the face on hers. And Ruby got a pumpkin to sit in because it's a super fun trend right now. I tried her in just a diaper first but it was much too cold and she hated it so we put the clothes back on. The next day temps went up to the 70's so we tried just a diaper again and were actually successful.
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Tuesday I went out to lunch with Stefanie. The weather was nice so we ate outside in Milford but then the bees kept coming for our food. I really hate bugs, they always ruin the good weather. That evening Steven had his tennis banquet and Tyler took him. No special awards for Steven but I am glad he made it through another season and this time with very little complaining.
Wednesday after the kids finished their schoolwork, I took Lucy to Salvation Army to find a boxer outfit for her Murder Mystery Party. We were able to find some baggy shorts, a champion shirt and a robe. Gotta love Salvation Army. I had wanted to look at some stuff for me but Penny had come along with us and started to get whiney so we left. I was frustrated.
Thursday I ran a quick errand and did some prep for Lucy's party. Then after the kids got home, we went on an adventure to Tillson Street in Romeo. It's a street that goes all out with Halloween decor. It was a bit of a drive but I think it was worth it. There was some cool stuff to see. Steven said he had dibs on Ruby and didn't mind that that meant he'd have to hold her in a carrier. He said carrying his massive school backpack prepped him for that.
Friday I was sooo busy with party preparations- I had to make cake, tidy up and decorate the house and make cookies. That may not seem like much but it is so much when I have school stuff to do with the older kids and a baby to feed every 2-3 hours as well. I was pretty frazzled by dinner time but unfortunately my day was not over. After dinner we went to the nearby playground where they were doing a Trick or Treat walk from the park to the library. We met Lucy's friend Geli there. It was fun at first and I got to say hello to Stefanie who was passing out candy, but then it started to get super peopley and slow so we left the line and went into the woods where they had some fun decorations. Then we hit a couple more candy stations, got tired of the slow lines again and went back to the park. When we got back there, Mariah's family had come as well. I suggested she skip thr slow line and just buy candy, lol. I ended up sneaking some candy from Stefanie for her kids and taking them on the spooky woods walk. It was starting to get dark though and my goodness, my poor night vision was tripping me out. I should probably go to an eye specialist to make sure everything is ok...
After that adventure, Lucy's friend Geli came home with us and shortly after we got home, Geli's sister Luna (who'd been at gymnastics) was dropped off- they were both sleeping over. The girls got along well and went to bed nicely but they were all up at 5:30am- I'm pretty sure that was Penny's fault. She said she couldn't sleep because Luna was snoring and then I think she just woke everyone up. I was not happy about the early rising because we had a long day ahead and my kids aren't great on little sleep. I yelled at them to go back to bed but of course they didn't, not really.
Shortly after they woke up, Ruby did too. I fed her and then went downstairs and attempted to make breakfast for the girls but I was out of eggs and so I couldn't make pancakes and apparently their friends didn't like any of the 6 kinds of cereal we had. I ended up making some canned cinnamon rolls for them instead and they were happy with that. Super healthy.
At lunchtime we had Lucy's Murder Mystery Party. I was re-using a lot of the stuff from Ben's Party because Lucy said it looked fun. It was a bit more challenging with younger kids. They needed so much help reading the right parts and they got so squirrely during each act. I had to give them frequent wiggle breaks. I also almost blew it because I misremembered who the murderer was and told her to read the "innocent" part instead of the "guilty" one. It felt like a chaotic mess to me but Lucy said it was fun so I guess that's all that matters. After we finished the mystery we did cake and presents and then played some "Cards of Humanity- Family Edition".
That evening we had our Ward Trunk or Treat. Last minute I decided to dress up as Ben and Tyler dressed up as Steven. Most people didn't understand our costumes but those that know our kids well did, I thought I was funny. I was pretty exhausted but it was nice to hang with my friends and eat food that I did not have to make. For the trunk or treat part I had taped candy onto a Twister board and then everyone had to spin to find out if they would take the candy off with a skeleton hand or a monster hand (i.e. a pot holder). I always try to slow the kids down because they all try to rush through the trunks---several times. But this may have been too slow. The line built up behind our trunk and Tyler had a hard time keeping up with taping on more candy. I eventually ditched the spinner and just let them pick which one to use. It all felt so chaotic and that probably wasn't helped by the fact that Ruby got super fussy during it. I was grateful when the night was over and I could crash.
Here are the only pics I got from the night:
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