Happy Early Halloween

I get so excited for Halloween every year..I have already warned Mike that when we move someday and have a big house I will be going over the top with the Halloween motif. Think grave yards, skeletons, cob webs all over the house, ghosts in trees. If it has to do with Halloween-it WILL be there. I adore spooky things, LOVE horror movies (Mel knows how much-I made her watch the Exorcist when she came to visit me one year). The thought of a real haunted house sends a delightful chill down my spine. Having a two year old girl doesn't leave much of a fear factor on Halloween. G rated trick-or-treating at 5pm with the neighbors. After Elise goes to bed the lights will be dimmed, candles will be lit, popcorn and yummy drinks will be made and Mike will suffer through at least two frightening movies with me. YAY! I have been prepping Elise for the Halloween festivities with Big Pumpkin by Erica Silverman. This is our favorite Halloween book: