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HopeKids Halloween Party

Today the HopeKids ASP had a Halloween Party for the kids. Brynn said moms could come too (although I didn't receive an 'official' invite from the staff). So, Clara and I kind of crashed the party as it turned out I was the only mom there really! There was one dad who was there as well, but I couldn't tell if he had been invited by his child or if he just came at the time of the party to pick his kid up and ended up staying. Ha. It was fun, though, and so nice of the staff to do something like that. The students are not allowed to wear their costumes at Brynn's school, but they do host a Halloween party in the evening where they can wear their costumes, typically somewhere near the 31st. This year it is on Friday and I think Brynn does plan on going. 

Anyway, on to the pictures! They played Candy Corn Bingo for some fun prizes:



Clara didn't want to be missing out. All the 'school-agers' seemed pretty enamored with her.





Brynn dressed up as a 'scary princess' or something like that, I think. The staff instructed the kids to not wear anything scary and Brynn was concerned her Maleficent horns would be too scary, so she opted for the crown instead. I thought Rosha was a kitty, but Brynn told me she was something else...some other animal that I can think of now. A raccoon or something, I thought she said.



Watching the big girls.

Patiently watching the big girls. Aww, I think she just looks so sweet in this picture, sitting with her hands all folded in her lap.

This was some type of musical chairs game:



We are all getting very excited for the *real* Halloween! The cousins are coming trick-or-treating with us this year and we have a fun little party planned with them before we head out trick-or-treating. The weather is supposed to be decent, so hopefully we won't have to bundle the kids up too much so that you can still tell what their costumes are.


Comments

Amanda Lamm said…
Hahaha, party crashers! Clara was apparently entranced, while Rosha looked unimpressed.
carrington said…
Yes - love the photo of Clara sitting patiently! Wowsa she's growing so fast. We haven't seen her for so long.

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