The weekend before Halloween was the annual Trunk-or-Treat at church when we all get together, have a big pot luck dinner, the teenagers plan games to keep the kids entertained for a bit and then the kids get to trunk-or-treat going from car to car for candy in the church parking lot (sounds like a sham right... hardly, these kids wind up with more candy and treats in 30 minutes than would take 2 hours of foot time with trick or treating.) This year since we still weren't feeling great we didn't actually stay for the whole thing although the kids did still get some treats from people before we ducked out. All I have to say is that after that night I am giving up on any costume that can't just be pulled on and that has random accessories. Originally Alicia had decided to be a ballerina butterfly, on the night of decided that the wings and antena were funny and she just wanted to be a ballerina... then we had to fight over the ballerina buns for her hair...::sigh:: still she had nothing on Ryan who decided to rip all of the patches on his overalls and refused to wear the hat etc. that would have made him a scarecrow, so he looked somewhat like your average kid in overalls by the time he was finished... I didn't even bother trying to take pictures of him...
Alicia Ballerina
Mark as Indiana Jones (renamed when he wore it to the Middle School "Indi - O")
We've actually found a good use for the whip in keeping the kids in check... shhh... j/k although the thought has definitely crossed my mind.
I just love this one... too sweet!
For the big night we went with some friends from church around Claremont. Even with the rain, there was good food and good friends and good treats... and it was a great night. Alicia wound up deciding to be a butterfly this time (after getting strawberry juice on her ballerina outfit and randomly trying out a bumblebee princess costume) I tried to make Ry a pumpkin but he would only let me go as far as the orange top and green pants. He did have quite the fun time with his first year that he really had any idea what was happening. After about the first two or three houses he started grabbing as much candy as he could get in his hands. Thankfully after a few reminders of "just take one" he settled down and behaved... mostly. Although he did seem to feel cheated when the people put the candy in the pumpkin instead of letting him do it himself. Didn't get too many pictures because of the rain but here's a couple...
Ry - the wet pumpkin?
The evening's loot... after having been raided along the way and driving home... and not counting what was still left from Trunk-or-Treat. I say they came out pretty good.
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