Saturday, November 5, 2011

The Halloween Capital of the World

Each year I try to go to my daughter's in the San Diego area. I think it must be the Halloween capital of the world! This is their house - the decorating starts the end of September.


The day before Halloween there was a pumpkin carving party. There were cannoli to eat -


And some black cookies that Jonathan really liked.


The finished product - a howling wolf and a spider web.


Finally, the big day arrived - Mara, the scary vampiress, and Jonathan, the very happy dragon, were ready to go.


Mara even had her nails done appropriately.


Their house lit up.


After trick-or-treating, we all went over to the in-laws house, where we visit the real Halloween capital of the world, complete with a fullsize Halloween tree -


And a Halloween stocking, along with lots of other decorations.


The kids were exhausted from trick-or-treating, so they decided to stay in and hand out goodies. They were supposed to give each trick-or-treater 2 pieces of candy, but when Jonathan saw a really cute girl, he said, "I'm going to give this one 3 pieces."

8 comments:

  1. Smart boy!!! A Halloween tree and stocking? That is definitely over the top. But it sure looks like a fun time.

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  2. Love the Halloween stocking! Looks like a great time.

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  3. Feminine charms are working on Jonathan already? They sure do grow up too quickly!

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  4. That's the first time I have ever seen a Halloween tree! Wonder how long before the stores pick up on that idea lol.

    Sure looks like you had a lot of fun. Great pumpkin carving.

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  5. That really is the Halloween capitol of the world! Those pumpkins are perfect and the tree is unbelievable.

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  6. Ive never seem such enthusiam for Halloween...wow love the carvings...and the tree...great idea.

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  7. An artificial tree in black or orange, spider web and strings of pumpkin lights..yes, the stores will have these soon.

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  8. Wow, they really take Halloween seriously! Not my favorite holiday, but their houses and decorations are fabulous.

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