Halloween

Friday was our big Halloween parade through downtown. It was a nice day, and the weather was perfect. It was fun to lead the parade with Dr. Keiter, and to turn the corner and see the crowd lined up on both sides of the street. This year, I actually knew some of the people in the crowd, whereas last year, I didn't know a soul! To be honest, I'm a bit of an Ebeneezer Scrooge when it comes to Halloween. I'm not sure what we are "celebrating" with this holiday. But I digress. I can put my personal feelings aside, as it is fun to see the little kids all dressed up as fairies and robots and such. My two favorite costumes had to be Leo (the micro-biologist) and Liam (the microbe). Very creative costumes!

Friday night we held our first dance. I always enjoy watching some of the kids really come out of their shells. We get to see them in an entirely different light at the dance. The kids enjoyed themselves, and thank you to Mrs. Bickley, and Mrs. Anderson for helping chaperone that event!

The final Halloween event was the carnival B.O.T.H. put on on Saturday night at Telele Lodge. It was a very nice event with lots of games, a cakewalk, cookie decorating and food. I went with my two kids, thinking we'd only stay a bit, and they had so much fun, we stayed until they closed it down. The eight graders really did a great job running the games, and it seemed like everyone had a great time. Thanks to Vicki Young (not White!) and the rest of the B.O.T.H. crew for putting on a fun event!