When the frost is on the punkin and the fodder’s in the shock*
by chuckofish

Happy November 1! We had a wild storm on Wednesday night with the tornado sirens going off at 2:30 a.m. Wild! Nothing really happened–just some much needed rain–but it was a very dramatic start to Halloween.
I had to share the Halloween cuteness of this little witch wearing the cape her great-grandmother made.
Her big sister wore her cousin’s hand-me-down unicorn costume (made by her aunt) to her pre-school parade. But then at night she wore the vintage witch costume…windy much? Good job hanging on to that hat!
Baby sis was a hand-me-down dinosaur…
The twins were a policeman…
and some Disney villainess…
Meanwhile the ancient mulberry tree finally came down yesterday.

It was quite a process. Multiple large trucks and machines.

This tree was huge! They are coming back today to take away the giant pieces.
Daughter #1 came over after work with Mr. Smith and had dinner with us. Then we turned off the lights and watched several Simpsons Treehouse of Horror episodes. No one ever trick-or-treats on our quiet cul-de-sac!
Onward now to Thanksgiving!
*James Whitcomb Riley










Adorable kids in costumes! We had two sets of small children visit before it was dark, and that was it. Now I have a huge bag of leftover tootsie rolls to dispose of…
Adorable! And I can’t believe how big the trunk is!
We went to a Halloween party at the Slater’s and all the kids ran wild trick or treating around Davis Place. S Meramec Ave was a madhouse!
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