{"id":2228,"date":"2015-10-04T06:33:32","date_gmt":"2015-10-04T10:33:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.obriensr.us\/?p=2228"},"modified":"2015-10-29T06:53:51","modified_gmt":"2015-10-29T10:53:51","slug":"its-october-halloween-is-coming","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.obriensr.us\/?p=2228","title":{"rendered":"It’s October! Halloween is coming!"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"IMG_7869\"<\/a>We have entered October and are about to celebrate Aidan’s\u00c2\u00a011th Halloween and Brendan\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s 9th Halloween. I say celebrate because this holiday ranks up there with Christmas as a high holy day. It has evolved into more than just a night of trick or treating. It has taken on a life of its own, so much so that there are \u00e2\u20ac\u0153rules.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Your family doesn’t have rules?\u00c2\u00a0Here are ours…<\/span><\/p>\n

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  1. Discussions about costumes do not begin until August 1st. The boys would plan all year if they could. Once August comes we start talking about ideas. No purchases are made until September to be sure we are set and we\u00c2\u00a0don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t want to hear in November \u00e2\u20ac\u0153you know what we should be next year?\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. The theme rule: the boys think there needs to be theme and they find a way to make it work; Thing 1 and Thing 2, Cop and Robber, Ghostbuster and Stay Puff Marshmallow Man and last year\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Marty McFly and Doc Brown. All ideas revolve around this principle. They also try to stay away from what is popular. Their goal: think of\u00c2\u00a0things no one else would think of.<\/span><\/li>\n
  3. No heals for Trick or Treating. You think you don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t need this rule with boys. You apparently don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t live with\u00c2\u00a0an 8 year old drama kid with more costumes than a small theater. He is a fan of princesses and has tried to work in wearing heels in past years. \u00c2\u00a0The ER is not a place I want to Trick or Treat on Halloween. For this reason we have a no heals rule.\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  4. Which brings us to the different costume for the school party rule. This is where Brendan has\u00c2\u00a0dressed up as Merida or Elphaba from Wicked. Heels, dress and makeup. No theme is necessary for the party and it must be remembered that dancing makes kids hot.<\/span><\/li>\n
  5. That brings us to the “we live in the northeast” rule. It could snow or be 80 degrees on Halloween night-both have happened. Planning a costume that can be layered is a must. Kids do not like costumes ruined by a fleece jacket but an extra layer under the costume is negotiable. <\/span><\/li>\n
  6. And finally Aidan’s candy\u00c2\u00a0rule: when we finish Trick or Treating all candy must be grouped by type, counted and charted rule. He\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s done this since preschool. Perhaps a little Type A. He also gets annoyed when we steal pieces during the process. <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    \"IMG_2332\"<\/a>It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s almost like after a decade we have this down to a science. As kids Chris and I\u00c2\u00a0were never as into this holiday as our kids but we have come\u00c2\u00a0to appreciate their creativity and the fun we all have with planning. They are only young once and certainly have some great memories of this holiday.<\/p>\n

    This year’s costumes will not disappoint! Here is a link to all the costumes!<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    We have entered October and are about to celebrate Aidan’s\u00c2\u00a011th Halloween and Brendan\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s 9th Halloween. I say celebrate because this holiday ranks up there with Christmas as a high holy day. It has evolved into more than just a night … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[12],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.obriensr.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2228"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.obriensr.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.obriensr.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.obriensr.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.obriensr.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2228"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.obriensr.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2228\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2235,"href":"https:\/\/www.obriensr.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2228\/revisions\/2235"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.obriensr.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2228"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.obriensr.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2228"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.obriensr.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2228"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}