Thursday, November 1, 2012

Boo from the Burbs


So, it's that time of year again and this time we decided to rope some mates in from school to go trick or treating with us. The word was out that we had some seriously scary spots to visit in the streets surrounding Betsy and everyone was desperate to get down to that house with the real dungeon. Roboboy true to his usual form was not up for a costume but conceded to wear his only black shirt, ghost light and my hat.

Liongirl was happy as a pig in mud in her new "Nurse Nancy" outfit. Complete with handy candy pills  which she likes to dispense for even the most trivial of ailments. All inspired by her favourite of all time Little Golden books.




Despite being a good year younger than everyone else, the girl has superior staying power when treats are involved.

Although the witch who owned this cauldron did seriously freak her out.



 Roboboy and his best mate were happy to stir the pot.




As night fell, a noisy tribe of excited children ran past giant inflatable pumpkins, swung their goody baskets and asked me yet again, are we at the house with the dungeon? The house with the dungeon is an old creepy looking three level stone mansion that for a period of time was a war hospital. It is seriously creepy and the occupants are dedicated to maintaining the scary vibe. The dungeon was indeed open, pitch black and filled with hanging corpses and a kooky witch. The front stairs had received an upgrade since our last visit with jugs of water poured from the second level onto unsuspecting trick or treaters. We walked home with worn out children carrying full baskets ready to be sorted and shared. Nothing better than a halloween walk on a starry night with all your mates.




In other news, Legoman got a scooter for his birthday recently. It's the big boy version of the kids micro scooters and it's called the Monster.  See the seriously big wheels. I am hoping to pinch it and have a go myself next time we need to nip out and get bread.


15 comments:

  1. Looks like a stellar evening! Loving that Nurse Nancy costume...what a cutie! Wishing you a gorgeous Friday filled with cups of tea and sneaky treats from the kiddies baskets.
    Steph :) x
    (from mon petit poppet)

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  2. My Jack would have given his right arm to go trick or treating - unfortunately there are only units in our street, so I didn't think it was appropriate for him to buzz every apartment. I guess he'll have to wait until next year. xx

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  3. I'm so bah humbug every year but it always ends up being a hoot because YHWH kids are so darn CUTE! Where did you get that smashing Nurse Nancy outfit?

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  4. Sorry, I meant the kids not YHMH kids?!

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  5. The nurse nancy outfit was on sale for $9 from the cheap shop at our local shopping centre. Would shorty like one- I can see if they have any left? mel x

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  6. What a scary bunch! I have one who loves it all and one who heaves at the sight of anything too yucky! So as usual we have to play our usual balancing act between the various needs! All part of life's rich tapestry! Looks like a good time was had by all! :)

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  7. Love it! I like the sound of the sound of the scary stone house -every street needs a house that the children think a witch is living in. We had one in our street! Be careful when you get on that scooter, i have had a couple of scooter related falls when trying to show off in front of the kids!

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  8. looks like great fun!...our street not quite into it all yet + charlie wont wear a costume either + frankie gets scarred witless by most of it, even pumpkins....oh well next year maybe....love that last shot of legoman....wheres a pic of you???.
    Allison x

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  9. sounds like a fab time! I so want to see the house with the dungeon, love scary houses :)sarah

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  10. We don't 'do' Halloween, but you're making me regret that. How cute is that cauldron!!! x

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  11. Wow. I was just saying to an American friend that I had never seen any signs of Halloween being a 'thing' here in Brisbane, and now look at this! It must be catching on. Will have to be prepared next year, lest the kids come a'knocking...

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  12. Ummm, I don't think Nurse Nancy could possibly be any more adorable!!! I love the sound of the old war hospital, I think that would probably scare me as well! It sounds fabulous!!! xx

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  13. I love that you had a community Halloween...I am from the States and at home Halloween is a real neighbourhood event...there are parades and the schools get involved...it is really wonderful for bringing locals together.

    We had a Halloween party on Sunday.
    The guests were eighteen months old...and all so adorable in their costumes!

    Trick or treat!

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  14. Your little Nurse Nancy is so cute (seriously she is gorgeous) but the Golden Book I thought of was the Pepper one. I think it is Pepper plays Nurse? Love an old golden book. All the kids look awesome and love that your whole street got into it. I think I'm slowly coming around to the idea of Halloween after many years of dismissing it as "not done in Australia" and commercial hype. It really is about fun and kids and getting together with your friends and neighbours (hmm and a whole lot of chocolate! Lollies). Great photos.

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  15. You live in the coolest neighbourhood Mel, so so much fun going on there and so many great memories are being made. xx

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