Halloween…

So the night finally came, the kids have been in and out of their scary kit for weeks in anticipation. It really is the first Halloween of any significance we’ve experienced, and it seems to be quite an event.

We stocked up on the candy, gutted a pumpkin (or 3), and though we were out most of the evening at the fireworks show, we still managed to serve a few trick or treaters.

Tonight’s main event was the fireworks display though, and I’ve been really looking forward to it. Held in a park but a mile or so up the road from us, on a huge sports field. En-route we noticed loads of families and groups of kids out with axes in their heads, etc going from house to house, bags of sweets in hand. At the venue - lots of darkness, with lots of lights for sale, lots of people there to see the show, and quite a festive vibe to it all.

These are some shots of the kids (and us) playing with light.

Below is Sarah painting on the night.

Ambers turn

Then we got to writing names… this was a little more interesting

But they turned out nicely – this is a form I would love to experiment more with.

A view over the crowd – everyone waiting for the show to begin

Ok, ok, so I don’t have any good firework shots! Mainly because I chose my 1.8 standard for the display, which was just way to fast, I’d have stopped it down, but then I had a very nervous child crawling up my leg when some of the larger rockets covered the sky… poor thing. Next time, I will do better - (and take my tripod!!)

Over and ooooooooooowt!

Hello!(ween)… the run-up

Greetings from the blogless Woods, it has been a while…

Ah well, we are all back on track having bidden farewell to the unwelcome swine, who with the exception of Amber, left us alone for the most part. Saz had a fever for a few days, and some mild symptoms, but nothing close to what poor Amma had to deal with.

The girls are both in good health, currently on a holiday camp and loving every moment of it.

It’s Jack time of year again, and so, as is becoming the custom, we have dutifully carved out our lantern in preparation for Saturday. This year, we have to be ready for trick-or-treaters, tho, I don’t think ours will be venturing out just yet… but I may be wrong. Sarah wants to do up the front of the house with glowing lanterns etc to advertise, if she gets her way, we are going to have to be well stocked.

Please pay no mind to the disaster zone that is my kitchen tonight… nothing good has happened here today :s

The other bit of run-up news was the school disco for the kids here’s some imagery from that evening…

The party was one of those that leaves me feeling that the next generation of party animals is well on it’s way. They grow up SO young… I remember Std 5 well, and I don’t remember it being this advanced, not by a long way. True, that was several decades ago, so perhaps, the next generation of fuddy-duddies is also on track!

Will see you again soon – I hope!