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11/04/2003 Archived Entry: "Halloween Happenings"

Now that Halloween is officially very over, I'll pull my procrastinating self together and post about our events. That's a pic of Tabs in her costume to the right there. Last Wednesday we had our Halloween party at our Mommy and Me class. I loved seeing all the girls in their outfits and took lots of great pics of Tabitha with her friends. The kids trick-or-treated through the adult ed. classes and then played games on the playground for more candy. After that and our weekend events, our candy bowl was filled before Halloween even got here! Thursday, we dropped Tabitha off at my in-laws' so Chris and I could go out to see our friends' band play. It was definitely one of their best shows and we had so much fun. Chris won a gift certificate for his costume, so we'll use that next time we see our friends at that restaurant. Friday (Halloween day) was errands. We had to purchase my new washing machine among other stops. Everywhere we went, Tabitha was given more candy. We went to lunch and Tabitha got a discount for wearing a costume. It was just a very fun day. Around 4:45pm we headed to the mall for trick-or-treating. It was more crowded than in past years, probably due to impending rain, but we still had a good time. It's always fun to see all the kids dressed up. We got home around 6:30 and Tabitha set up camp in the entry way to hand out candy. I think she had more fun handing candy out than getting it herself! She took her job very seriously and gave proper greetings and occasional "Happy Halloween"s. Even with the pouring rain, we had quite a few visitors. Couple that with Tabitha's very generous handing out methods and she gave just about all we had to give. It was a great ending to all our festivities.
We've been pretty busy since then as well. Saturday, Tabitha and I went with friends to see a "Bear in the Big Blue House" stage show. It was probably the worst kid's show I've ever seen. Sunday, my mom and sister came over for a nice visit. Monday, Tabitha and I went to California Adventure with friends. We had a good time despite the fact that we got poured on. We left when the freezing wind kicked in. But the girls had a blast walking through the rain, even as us moms were desperately trying to keep them out of the puddles. We didn't get to see the new Brother Bear show, but were lucky to meet Koda and Kenai from the film in between cloud bursts. More characters pics for me to scrapbook, lol.
That leads us to today. Not much this morning, but my new washer was delivered this afternoon and I am now blissfully doing laundry.
I'm still thoroughly obsessed with our Disney World trip. We're up to $116. We'll get there, slowly but surely. Last night I spent quite a bit of time researching our vegetarian options at Disney World. Today I was busy comparing air fare prices so that when the time comes I'll know what a good deal is. I put a donate button to the right there in case anyone is so inclined. Even a dollar helps us. I promise that every penny that comes in donations will go to our Disney World fund account. I need to get a move on listing stuff for ebay. Some things I'm just going to sell directly through my site as well. But I want to have pics of the stuff I'm selling and need to get over my procrastinating inclination.
In the midst of all the planning for my child's *6th* birthday, I've been planning her upcoming 5th birthday. Her party is pretty easy. She wants to go with the Power Puff Girls as her theme. We already ordered her Power Puff girls bounce house that will come with a personalized banner. We also ordered a ball pit as a surprise. A friend of mine will most likely do the face paintings and we'll have a pinata, so that takes care of all the entertainment. For Tabitha's actual birthday, we have a tradition of going to Disneyland with my mil. This year (or next as the case may be), we're looking into staying overnight at the Disneyland Hotel. So Chris and I have been brainstorming ideas to make that as special as possible. We're going to keep that a surprise and Tabitha won't find out until we take her up to our room. She's going to love it! Major advantage of an only child, we can go all out for her since it's only once a year.