The past few years our family has tried "Redeeming Halloween"...and this was another year of great blessing! This is Ellyana and a friend getting ready for a "Kiddie Parade" at our church's nursing home.
To say the residents LOVED getting to see the little ones in costume would be a huge understatement. Some had been waiting for an hour not to miss the kids. They brought great JOY wherever they went!
Ellyana & I had to leave a little early from the parading to get back to the boys' school for a parade & parties. The kids looked so cute, the games were fun & it was a
great opportunity to connect with kids, parents & teachers for the 1st big school event for the year.
Ellyana enjoyed being old enough to get to participate in bingo & other games.
This is BJ cracking up at his teacher...people brought in silly things to have the teacher dress in...I have to say the teacher was a very good sport & got lots of laughs.
The school day was shortened because of a teacher in service...so I loved getting the kids home in the afternoon for some "down" time.
And here they are in their costumes...BJ picked out the Monkeys in a Barrel (it is adult size, so it will probably be around for many more years). Everyone got quite a kick-out of it, especially with the squeaking monkey puppets. Zach had dreamed of being Spiderman...must be the age but as Brian said..."superheros were a dime a dozen". And Ellyana was Princess Tiana...everything is princess with her! The kids play around the house in costume quite a bit...it always cracks me up to come downstairs in the morning & see various characters running around!
We visited a few houses, we have quite a few elderly neighbors who LOVE to see the kids each year. It is a nice evening getting to visit with the people that you just see drive by & wave to usually. They love to see the kids, always say how much they have grown & give them some treats. Seemed like each house gave out a lot this year...we do ration it so it should last for a long time!
Praying we were a blessing to each one we were with throughout the day, we were blessed!
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