Trick or Treat-Smell My Feet

    With October comes great memories.  Our first Halloweens were in Eutaw, and our porch was always decorated with an extremely large spider web with several spiders as well as a ghost that swayed gently in the wind.  Throughout the house, ghosts made from suckers covered with tissue were placed high enough that the kids could not reach them but could see them.  They were allowed to pick a ghost each day until Halloween IF they had been good. Choosing costumes was easy at this age, and the kid's first ones were usually done by Dennis' mom, Miss Ruby.  The only exception was on Parker's first Halloween when he was only a few months old , and his Aunt Emily supplied the costume.  She found a one piece cowboy outfit complete with attached boots which I still have.  My favorite costume of Parker's was his second or third which was a convict outfit.  Miss Ruby made the costume, and I made the ball and chain. Even back them Parker was a good actor or should I say HAM!

He won first place in the costume contest, he won a cake at the cake walk, AND, more importantly, he won Adverb.  Adverb was a goldfish, and Parker and his creative Daddy named him. Unfortunately, Adverb did not live long.
   The next year Parker had to decide which He Man character he wanted to be and, of course, it was the villain, Hordak. Miss Ruby had gone to Europe the spring before and brought both kids precious "alp" costumes.  There was no way Parker was going to wear THAT, but Savannah did. She was a little Swiss girl, but perhaps her favorite thing that year was the wax lips!

  Our last year in Eutaw Parker was very into The "KaWatee" Kid, so again, Miss Ruby made his costume.  Savannah's costume that year was easy-she was "Duper" (Super) Girl.  We found her costume at Gayfer's in the little girl's pajama section.

The second house/neighborhood that we lived in at Selma was my kid's all time favorite place.  Castlewood had no through streets, so it was a favorite place for everyone else in town on Halloween.  Most of the kids, including mine, had golf carts that they used every day and especially on Halloween.  Neighbors decked out their porches, yards,and themselves, and it was truly one big party every year. Church buses dropped loads of kids off to walk our streets and "Trick or Treat". I remember our first Halloween there.  I had to go back to the store THREE times to buy candy.  I finally closed my door and turned off the lights when my sweet girl started giving everyone her candy.  My niece, LeeAnn, and her first husband lived in Dallas County for several years.  One Halloween they joined the "festivities."  Chris wore camouflage from head to toe, had a ski mask over his face, and held a tremendous stick in has hands.  He would stand just inside the door with one light shining on him.  When the doorbell rang, we would slowly open the door.  We would have to chase after the kids to give them the candy--I think this might have scared them, too.  It was so much fun that Savannah and Parker chose to stay home to give out candy instead of going around the neighborhood to get candy.
I do not remember which year they wore each costume, but here are a few more pictures; I have more, but I've lost them somewhere on this computer!

 One year Parker was Dick Tracey and Savannah was a hula girl.  If you look close,you can see my large spider web. It followed us from Eutaw to Selma.

Savannah was the flower girl in Amy, LeeAnn , and Carol's weddings.  We were able to use two of the dresses for Halloween.  This was LeeAnn's,and we added a floppy hat and fan to become a southern belle. For Amy's wedding, she and Abby wore dresses that were white, so we added a veil and a bouquet of flowers to become a bride.
The year Parker was in the fifth or sixth grade he decided that the was too old to dress up and trick or treat.  However, about the time Savannah was heading out, he changed his mind.  His costume that year.......he put on his daddy's Morgan football staff t-shirt, Morgan hat, red shorts, and wore a whistle.....and became Coach Windle.
When we moved to Carrollton, my kids were too old to Trick or Treat.  Instead, a new tradition found us.  Without fail, our house was rolled with toliet paper every Halloween and some other days, too. Now, I wonder who did that?!