In Case You Were Wondering

Just to catch up on the recent Halloween madness, I actually saw three scary and weird movies throughout  yesterday all by my lonesome. I didn't have any nightmares either! Later in the day I got the candy bowls ready. Then I got my kid into her costume and ready to go around 6PM. She went from zero costume to two costumes! As soon as the first costume went on I became paparazzi to my kid, as usual. The first costume is a handmade Princess Fairy or a Fairy Princess. Whichever way you want to look at it, it came out awesome and adorable! I'm so proud of me!

Say CHEESE!

Of course, the Princess Fairy is making
flowers blossom with her enchanted fairy dust wand!

After taking some photos outside of the first costume, we headed back in for a wardrobe change. I was trying my best to preserve those wings before they got completely destroyed by my active tot! She was banging them into everything in her path! LOL


Second costume is ELMO!



And I got it for only $1.99, no tax!

Naturally, the first house we went to was my next door neighbor. She always has a bonfire going in the driveway when it gets too dark and cold. But this year she was thinking outside of the box. Her family spent the whole month working hard on her yard decor, which had 10 times more items than last year. These photos doesn't even capture everything!



 Notice the Cardinals pumpkin carving (on bottom row).



My kid got started early on the candy. Major teeth brushing went on that night! My next door neighbor house was the only house I originally intended to stop by, but after having the festivities end so quick, I decided to go back home and pridefully put my kid back into the Princess Fairy costume and we hit up the block. Instead of one or two pieces of candy she got handfuls of candy for being so cute.

Ran into one of my kiddo's friends 

 at the same place, at the same time.

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Party-pooped out with my Lil Sis holding her at 7:20pm.

We got home before 7:30PM, and still managed to pass out candy to trick or treaters. I went into my house for the night after that. And was right on time for two Halloween episodes of the show Martin I like to watch every year on Halloween. I also caught some of Ghost Hunters Live show, (which is also a favorite of mine) while my kiddo went to sleep on my lap right at 9PM. Yeah, I know, such an eventful night! LOL

Halloween Safety

I really wish everyone a happy and safe Halloween. With all of the excitement for Halloween people tend to be less careful than they normally would be. The top two ways kids get harmed on Halloween is by costume injuries to the face from props and getting hit by a vehicle. Last Halloween my "special" friend witnessed in horror two little girls ages 11 and five get hit by a car while trick or treating. They both were sisters. Their mother was with them but the girls walked up ahead of her. Two drivers stopped and signaled to them that is was okay to cross the street. There was oncoming traffic on the opposite side of the street and that third driver couldn't see the two little girls from their own truck. My friend described to me that when they got hit they gruesomely skidded down the street like rag dolls. The five year old girl's body flew right towards his vehicle! The safety of children is not a game or laughing matter. The mother had minor injuries, the 11 year old girl had serious injuries and the five year old was in grave condition. The story was on the local news and we tried to check if they were getting any better or still living. Nothing else about them was released, til this day we still don't know their status. The driver who hit them was cooperating with police and alcohol was not a factor in the accident.

Here's a safety guide:

• Children's costumes and shoes should have reflectors on them. You can use light sticks, reflector strips, and a flash light. This will assure that they are seen by drivers and that you can keep an eye on them as well if they get ahead of you while trick or treating.
• Only follow the street signs, traffic officer and traffic lights.
• Hold hands with younger children while walking, instead of letting them get too far ahead of you. 
• Costumes should be flame retardant material. If they are home made, make sure and use either a fire retardant spray or fabric that has been treated with fire retardant.
• If your child is wearing a mask, make sure that the eye holes are big enough to see not only in front but peripherally as well. You may have to cut them open further yourself.
• If you have a toddler go trick or treating earlier on Halloween, instead of in the dark of night when it's going to be larger crowds of people.

To DRIVERS:

•  Pay extra attention, particularly to crosswalks, intersections and the side of the road. Kids tend to walk along the curbs, cutting across the street to get to other homes. Keep scanning all around you as you drive, whether as thru traffic or along with your kids as they trick-or-treat.

It's also a night that child predators are looking for victims. October is usually when I start my routine checks of the registered sex offenders list. There are 11 offenders all within a mile of my residence. There's even more outside of the one mile radius. One sex offender in particular lives blocks away from me! Which is like WHOA! There are six schools in close distance of each other from my home, so it's like, "How does that work out?" I'll tell you right now, I have no problems doing what the parents did to Freddy Krueger. You'll never see pictures of my daughter on the potty, in the bathtub, in a bikini, or anything else I find to be inappropriate on this blog.

• Every parent should know by now to let your child know that they should never get into the car of a stranger or go into a strangers home at any time.
• Get a whistle for your child in the case of an attacker and tell them to scream and run as fast as they can if a stranger approaches them, especially, asking for help.
• If you have a teen get them some pepper spray.
• If you're doing some adult partying get a taser or stun gun, in Missouri they aren't illegal to civilians
• Cell phones are also useful.

Everyone stay alert and be aware of potential dangers. Please have a happy Halloween!

Halloween Costumes

Believe it or not, I still don't have a costume for my daughter yet. I know, I know, time is running out! The problem is that I'm being so indecisive. Naturally, she would look so adorable in everything of course!

Baby first Halloween 2009 dalmatian costume.

Alert! LOL



2nd Halloween 2010 Bumblebee.



There's 118 more photos of cuteness!
Yes, I'm my own kid paparazzi!

Up to something.

 

Discovering

I do entertain the idea of a cozy teddy bear or a cute little pumpkin. Now I have to see what's still available and where.

Though there are plenty of options on Etsy:

Pumpkin Patch Kids

Kids Halloween Fun

Halloween Costumes

Right now is actually the perfect time to get Halloween costumes. For one thing, you can get them cheaper in stores. Another thing is if you're ordering online or having something custom made it will arrive in time.


I saw these cute pair of Halloween dresses a few days ago.

Mother daughter matching costumes

Etsy shop repurposefulpunk

I would so put this mask on Etsy shop stee88

I would also put these silver print black
tights with it from
Esty shop galstern