’07-’14 BOO! in the Valley

Following are basically entirely and totally Heidi’s photos. She has a few hundred more.

Our faaabulous hosts Sydney, Rony, Heidi, and Hudson, and a couple of their minions.

Early, while it’s still light – too fun.

Activities! Craft tables all night long and…

…bobbing for marshmallows and…

…the attack of the Mummies and…

…oooow what icky thing is in this box and…

…Trick-or-TREAT spots stationed around the house and yard.

And a grand time was had by ALL!

I hope next year there’s a set time to gather for these kids who will all be 10(!)…

2007:
Sam, Sydney, Sydne, Rome, Zoe, Nora, Ellie, Kayla, Max, Alexander

…and their moms too!

2007:
Valerie (Alexander), Angela (Rome); Amy (Sydney), Andrea (Sam), Natalie (Max), Katie (Nora), Beth (Kayla), Charlean (Sydne), Emily (Zoe), Susie (Ellie)

HALLOWEEN 2013!

Heidi’s party – I didn’t make it this year due to a prior commitment.

HALLOWEEN 2012!

October 27, 2012

Our Hosts for the 5th Annual Playgroup Halloween Party 2012, Thank you very much!

Rony, Sydney, Heidi, Hudson

…and the HUGE playroom full of toys.

Lila, Olivia

Everyone gets to make a craft.

Aimee, Brooke

The ever traditional Bobbing for Marshmallows.

Lilly

Rome, Nora

BFF.

Rome, Nora

Jed, Anya

Cool costume crowd.

Scroll on down and see how this crowd has grown over the years.

Braaaains.

The kids moving through the Trick ‘r Treat stations to conclude the evening with pumpkin heads and shopping bags full of candy.

October 31, 2011 Trick ‘r TREAT!

Anya, ??, Lila, Rome, Lilly, Aidan, Isla, Macey

Lila, Anya

Katie, Emily, Emily’s friend, Tracy

Nora, Aidan, Rome

Lilly, Darryl

Jason, Aidan, Tracy, Isla

HALLOWEEN 2011!

Our Hosts for the 5th Annual Playgroup Halloween Party 2011, Thank you very much!

Mine and Heidi’s photos – Heidi is so good at going around and getting the shot. I took this one with Heidi’s camera. It’s grainy because I got it off the internet and then blew it up. Grainy but Cute.

Rony, Sydney, Heidi and baby boy on the way.

Jojo, Rocco, Sydney, Danika, and Sydne.

Heidi’s.

Katie and Charlean.

Darryl and me. Andrea and Jonathan. Emily, Olivia, and Heidi.

Ours.

Lilly.

Fred and Charloette, Kieran and Danika.

Ours.

Rocco, Aimee, and Brooke. Titi, Ella, Dustin. Heidi’s cousins Lauren and Shira.

Darryl and Angela. Katie holding Baby Brooke.

Nora and Rome.

Max, Jed, Mitch with Baby Olivia, & Darryl.

Zoe. Sophia, Max, Sam, Lizzie. Cecilia.

Heidi’s.

Jonathan, Olivia
Sam, Zack, Sydney, Zoe, Danika, Sydne, Jojo, Rome & Nora.
Sam, David, Ella, Sophia, Cecelia, Rocco, Lilly, Lila & Anya.

Heidi’s photo…and Finally! I’m home for Halloween.

HALLOWEEN 2010!

Heidi’s photo, I was in Washington DC.

HALLOWEEN 2009!

Heidi’s photo, I was in Death Valley.

(I don’t see a line-’em-up for 2008 .. bummer, but there are plenty of individual pictures.)

HALLOWEEN 2008! October 31

Time for Trick ‘r Treat but first, Parteee! I’m taking that picture through the window. I’m so lucky – thanks to D&A I got to go to another Halloween Party!

This event was at the home of one of the school families including pumpkin decorating, a delicious dinner, and…

…Trick ‘r TREAT! (btw I do have flash pictures of all this but I do not like them, I do not. So I’m going with this stuff because I like it better.)

I was wondering at first about hauling the kids around in wagons. Kids are supposed to Invest in getting that candy. But these parents knew better having been in this neighborhood last year.

The streets were shoulder to shoulder with People. People people people most in very excellent costumes crowding the streets for blocks around. It must have been in the paper or something – bring your kids here.

It was like a block party that just didn’t stop…our hosts spent $300 on candy(!). The homes never closed their doors and many set up tables out front with multiple candy stations to keep up with the non-stop flow of trick ‘r treaters.

That’s Darryl and Rome in the middle of the picture.

We were quite staggered by the experience. Since everyone used the streets it wasn’t as packed as it could have been but good thing we kept those three kids contained in the wagon or we might have spent the whole night, in a loud voice, calling their names.

That’s Angela in the wings and Darryl in his wig and top hat. Thank you sweet ones for a great few days!

October 30

Here’s the second annual Playgroup Halloween Party again hosted at Emily’s house by Emily and Heidi. Thank you ladies!

Heidi and Emily

We’re getting so many babies in this group!

Brandon (Susie’s son, Ellie’s brother)

She did that swinging entirely on her own! Wheee!!

Rome

Charlean and Jojo

Ellie

An at-home bounce house that blows up in 2 minutes. Cool!

Baby Charlotte, Zoe & Ellie

Rome in Zoe’s costume

Sydne

Sydney and Sydney and Marquez

Marquez

Baby Charlotte and Baby Charlotte and Amy

Story time!

Ellie Zoe Heidi Sydney Rome Sydney & Sydne
2nd picture Sydne Sydney Marquez Sydney (not sure who that is behind her) Ellie Heidi and Rome

Nora

Angela and Katie

Delilah

Sydney

The Trick ‘R Treating stations! What a fun idea. They also ate a great lunch, decorated cookies, and had an entirely delightful time. As did I!

Sydney Susie Delilah Sydney Sydne Liza Nora Ellie back by the jungle gym Zoë Katie Marquez and Rome

October 29

It’s Rome’s school! Here are the early arriving parents who prepared this swell party for the kids…

…and here are the kids! In the Mon-Wed-Fri class there are three very professional, very kind and involved teachers for fifteen students.

They had plenty of treats including cheese sandwiches, the cheese cut into pumpkin shapes with a cookie cutter. Cute!

Sophie, Rome, Jake

The pumpking decorating project.

Angela, Rome

Classroom pet Fred. Hi Fred.

Fred

Every one of those adults had a camera. Click click click. It was really Fun!

(Oh goodie, playgroup party tomorrow, then Trick ‘r Treat the day after. Party Hearty!)

HOLLOWEEN 2007! October 31

BOO! Rome’s Playgroup has a Party!!

Sam, Sydney, Sydne, Rome, Zoe, Nora, Ellie, Kayla, Max, Alexander

Of course there is a disproportionate selection of photos featuring Rome. Of course there is.

Rome.

Max, Sam, Sydne

BZZZ.

Zoe

Kayla’s Grandma made her an Indian dress!

Beth, Kayla

The Ballerina Witch and The Ballerina Princess.

Nora, Sydney

Ellie

AWWW.

Katie, Nora

The Princess Wears Pink.

Rome

The Winged Princess.

Sydne

These kids are The Documented Generation!

Sydney, Ellie, Zoe
Susie, Amy, Emily

Time to slide.

Rome

Check out all those girls waiting their turn. A few times down the slide and Rome was out of her Princess Gown before it took any permanent damage.

Nora, Rome, Ellie

Sam, Andrea

Charlean, Synde

Emily, the hostess, served snacks first, then a menu for the kids and a menu for the moms, and a cake in the shape of a pumpkin and a bag of treats to take home. You go Emily!

Max

Rome

Zoe, Ellie, Rome

Alexander

A baaaby! This group has more babies on the way too. Oh goodie!

Baby Charlotte (Sydney’s sister)

A little costume exchange going on here. Pretty much off the cuteness scale.

Sydney, Nora, Rome
Sydney, Nora

ak.

The Moms!

front: Valerie (Alexander), Angela (Rome)
back: Amy (Sydney), Andrea (Sam), Natalie (Max), Katie (Nora), Beth (Kayla), Charlean (Sydne), Emily (Zoe), Susie (Ellie)

OK gang, time for Trick ‘R Treat! Some of the same and some other families gathered in this neighborhood of Trick ‘R Treat perfection. Lights, sidewalks, no traffic, every house participating, and HORDES of children running in packs with cheery be-costumed adults at their heels.

Nora and Rome On The Move!

Nora, Rome

All the dads were out.

Rony, Sydney (yes, the third Sydne(y), referred to by her father as The Sydney)