Halloween is in the Air

I know that Rebekah had finally given up on her sick Mom ever putting up the Halloween decor, but yesterday I finally filled the house up with little spots of orange. Thanks to the cousins, Hailey, Kajsa, and Trae, who so kindly sent their home grown pumpkins along with Farmor and Grandpa Brewer, we had a splash of orange even before I got enough energy to get the other Halloween stuff out. Jalen Andrew LOVES those pumpkins, by the way, and he dutifully transfers them one by one, from one room to the next, and then back again. Of course, now that the pumpkin window clings are up, he is constantly transferring and rearranging those too. (Christmas, this year, should be fun!) The dropping spider that freaked Jalen Andrew out last year, has been delightful to him this year. He loves clapping his hands, triggering the spider to drop quickly. And although I put brand new batteries in it yesterday, the spider's power source has already been depleted. Jalen Andrew is a little confused by the spider's lack of compliance this morning as he dutifully claps every time he walks by it. In true fashion, the Friday Phantom struck yesterday, mysteriously filling the pumpkin jar with goodies. Although the ghoul only made it's appearance in our home last year (sometimes it's fun to start new traditions) the kids looked forward to his return this year. He's so sneaky too!There can be nothing in the jar one minute, and a few minutes later he has come and gone, without anyone noticing. Eerie, isn't it?