While we actually started prepping the food the previous day, on the day of it all I was out with a bad headache until 60 minutes before the party started and thus my fella had to pull double loads - and did so without losing his cool.
The menu was:
pigs in a blanket/hot apple cider/ wine / crack-yer-own walnuts - while carving pumpkins (outside as the rain thankfully held off!), painting faces (thanks Auntie Jeet), making a paperbag puppet or decorating a mask (oh, the sparkles are everywhere today!!!!).
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pumpkin soup / roasted tomato and blue cheese soup (a smash hit from last year) / smoky black bean dip (never used liquid smoke before - what is it?) / hummous/ baby carrots / baguette and pita / cheese platter / green salad - while competing for a seat (14 seats divided between 29 people drinking soup, you get the picture).
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apple crisp (got to use up those apples) / spice cookies
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hot chocolate as we headed to Dufferin Grove for the Clay & Paper spectacle. http://www.clayandpapertheatre.org/
Despite being a superhero, Emily felt much better about going out into the dark when she was clutching a Sesame Street colouring book.
Most of the gang (there were 2 other children, plus 2 toddlers and a baby)
Seb asks the very resourceful John to make him look like a ghoul
Kelly feeds her skin and bones Xin
Jo and Priya (the original stripey tights woman)
A leopard?
Check out Rowan's sparkly mask and those plump cheeks!
The pumpkin pin-up, Celeste!
It was a wonderful party, and Sebastian and Sophie hosted with great finesse. As for me, much to my sweet's eternal patience, I had found that I felt much better when I got out of bed and got bossy...
This just gets us warmed up for Sebastian's birthday party for 22 children on the 7th but that will be at the community centre!
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