When I was in high school, I used to like to tell corny jokes.  I told them so much that when Senior Night rolled around for volleyball–the underclassman who gave my “speech”  (Melanie, yes. . . I do STILL remember all the nice things you said about me!) joked about how I used to always tell corny jokes.  Why does a seagull fly near the sea and not near the bay?  Because then he’d be called a Baygull (Bagel . . . get it? Ha ha).  Why did the frog cross the road?  Because he was stapled to the chicken.  Why did the monkey fall out of the tree?  Because he was dead.  (Okay. . . that one was really dumb, but I still told it).  What do you call a fish with legs?  A two-knee fish.  (Tuna fish.  Yes, super, super corny.

And one of my all time favorites.  What do you call a hot dog without it’s insides?

A Hollow-weenie!  Which, of course, is perfect for today.

I sent my son off on the bus with a costume that was three sizes too big for him.  He didn’t care though.  And when the bus driver opened the door and I heard one little boy call out, “AWESOME COSTUME!” and another boy called out “YOU’RE A SKYLANDER!! COOL!”, I smiled and felt relief that kids thought my son’s halloween costume was cool.  I know most people don’t know who he is, but that doesn’t matter to him.  He’s Chop Chop for the day.

Carter stayed true to his superhero roots and wanted to be Ironman.  At least we got a year off last year when he paraded around as a Jedi.  And Sawyer gets the hand me down monkey costume that the other boys wore the first year they toddled around at Halloween time.  I’m not sure he likes it so much, but at least it will keep him warm.

Happy Halloween friends!  Enjoy this evening with your kiddos!