Happy Halloween Gotham.  When my children were younger Halloween was a big event in my house. We would spend weeks together planning and buying costumes, then the Halloween decorations would come out and finally the big day arrived. Trick or treating was always fun but, I think my favorite part was when trick or treating was done. That was the time when the kids, over pizza, would spill out their bags and  trade their candy. For them, it was a very serious process but my memories of that part of the day always make me smile.

As my children are older, and no longer trick or treat, Halloween doesn’t have the same significance  in my home. Some of my children still celebrate Halloween, however, attending parties, and wearing elaborate costumes. And it’s always fun to see what they come up with. My older daughter was Scar this year (from The Lion King) and she looked incredible, spending over an hour on extravagant make-up.  My other daughter went smart but inexpensive to her party. She dressed as a spider web, wearing all black and draping around herself the type of web we used to use to decorate the house.

Do you celebrate Halloween? What do you do? What was your favorite costume?