So we had this conversation over Sunday dinner about Halloween and what it is about it that people love (or don't love).  I happen to be in the "love" camp and after some self analysis, the thing I most love about Halloween is it is so creative.  Wouldn't you say it is the most creative of holidays?  A celebration of make-believe!  It is full of made up stories, made up beings and made up characters.  The entire thing is all a festival of the pretend. (I never got over the joy of playing dress ups as a little 6 year old girl.  In fact, I still remember that big cardboard box my mom kept in the closet full of her old clothing;  a black satiny slip withlace at the knee and a white cotton number I could make "off the shoulders" and let swing around my hips were my favorites).

So one of our favorite creative Halloween endeavors is the jackolanterns.  We carved them out in the nick of time (the afternoon of the 31st).  I love watching my kids and what they come up with!  It gets me so excited to see them create!  A cyclops!  An owl!  A spooky face! A large gapping mouth carved from the top of the pumpkin then placed on its side. . . I wouldn't have thought of these and love a little glimpse into my children's heads and what's going on in there.  I had seen some wonderful pictures done by my friend years ago of her kids looking into their glowing pumpkin orbs and wanted to try for that this year.  Sadly, Mr. Bingly Bones had already fallen asleep, so I couldn't sneak into his room and get the tripod out of the closet there.  But the blur just adds to they mystery, right?

And we got to celebrate Little Sunshine's Boo-thday, too. 

She's one of my favorite creative endeavors ever :)