Vintage spooky

So, when Mandy asked me why I like Halloween so much my first response was "Because I am a witch". We were always raised that way. I got my first stitches, my only stitches, because my Mom had turned us into frogs. We always were a witchy family. That is why the idea of Valerie having her chrystals and things makes so much more sense to me than Mandy going to her Bible study.

I have spent some time thinking about what Halloween was like when I was a kid. We trick-or-treated around our small neighborhood. It was spooky because it was so dark. The sidwalks were all bumpy and uneven. It seems like there was always a big Halloween moon and wind howling.
We carved pumpkins every year. In fact, this is the first year we haven't. It made me sad, but time just got away from us. At my Mom's the pumpkins always went in the dining room window. It was a big bay window. We would go outside and ooh and aah over them all lit up after we carved them.
We had some decorations that we would put up every year. What I remember the most are two cardboard cut outs of a vampire man and woman. They were jointed and we would rearrange them in different poses. Of course there were pumpkins everywhere too. And ghosts.

I have always loved taking my kids out to get their treats. Hearing everyone gush over their costumes. I must admit, I sewed them more for me than for them. I didn't always sew them, sometimes we pieced them together from clothes we had around. It's always been something I have enjoyed though.
It was nice taking Mandy's kids out this year. The weather was perfect and they were so excited. Julianna really liked ringing the doorbells. And Jack was too little to argue with her about him getting a turn. He was just overwhelmed that every time they would add more and more candy! Annabelle was excited too. I forgot to tell you about the house that had two little yorkie dogs. Jack and Annabelle thought they were the cutest things they had ever seen. They squealed at them running around so tiny. The people acted like they were going to put the dog in Jack's pumpkin. He thought it was hilarious. Then, there was another dog on the sidewalk. It was one of the ones that has really long legs and long hair, white. I don't know what kind it is...an Afghan? They liked her too.
I look forward to dressing up with you in the future. Maybe we should host a party ourselves next year? We could plan ahead and make some really super costumes, invitations and decorations.... *fun*