Halloween

[pumpkin design by Wuggy Norple]

This was one of the all time great Halloweens. We made a pilgrimage down Philadelphia way to attend the Eagle's Kids Club Halloween party at the Linc, where Eagles cheerleaders gave away candy to costumed Eagles Fans, and let us try on Eagles gear as a band of devilish musicians roved the Linc playing "Fly Eagles Fly". Most importantly Uncle Clutch, Aunt Sunny D, Cousin Tiny Hings and Cousin Smiley Walker met us at the stadium to tour the Eagle's locker room and run out the very tunnel our favorite players run through before each home game. It was worth the rainy gloomy drive down route 81.

When we arrived at Godmama Q's place she had left Halloween treat bags on our pillows, and made us the most delicious chili and corn bread to chase the chill away. We even got to see our old friend MadDog, and his beautiful new home in Philadelphia. We miss our California friends, but we take comfort in the fact that that even in our brand new home we have old friends nearby.

The weekend closed with another pilgrimage- this time to watch the Eagles' Sunday game on local TV at Uncle Clutch's childhood home. (Boy, his mom and dad sure know how to make you feel welcome!) After all those years of watching Eagles' games with Clutch and Sunny D, it was a kind of reunion, and chance for Wuggy Norple to spend the afternoon playing tackle football with Adventure Gramma and Tiny Hings (the ball was invisible I believe- but the tackles were real).

All that, and we haven't even gotten to Halloween itself. Wuggy Norple dressed up in his Jango Fett jumpsuit, and we walked through our neighborhood on a beautiful fall evening, replete with crisp autumn air and traditional fall foliage. We got all the way to his Arts Camp Friend's house where we stopped to rest, and then headed home (Wuggy Norple is the rare child who is satisfied with one bucket of candy). Exploding Pop Tart sat in the big wicker chair on the front porch with a giant bowl of candy and talked across the porch rail with our next-door neighbor (Dallas Cowboys fan though he is). Because the surrounding area is so rural, some folks come by vanload to our neighborhood to trick or treat. It was the friendliest neighborhood we've ever trick-or-treated in.

Afterwards Wuggy Norple had invited some neighbor friends, along with the Boog and her family over to play "Pass the pumpkin" and eat halloween cupcakes. It was so nice to drink wine and cider with our new neighbors and read Halloween books with the children. Exploding Poptart and Papercup Mixmaster were delighted. (Wuggy Norple says- "It wasn't what I expected." It never is, Wuggy.)








[pumpkin design by K-Nob]