Another Halloween done and gone. Well, except for all the candy and endless wrapper trail. Last year's Halloween post still pretty much sums it up for me, but I'll spare the details as I've already ranted and raved about Halloween HERE.
Landon couldn't decide what to be this year. He wanted to be just about everything in the costume box. But, once he saw these skeleton gloves at WalMart, he just knew he was going to be a skeleton. Wouldn't you know it, there is not a skeleton costume in our stash. This meant that I would need to make one. Luckily, I'm pretty good with felt and glue.
Cameron, on the other hand, knew he wanted to be an alien for quite a while (either that or a doughnut, but I steered him toward the alien. I really had no clue how to make him into a doughnut). His costume was repurposed from a previous costume, and I think it turned out marginally well. I had a hard time coming up with something alien-like that wasn't scary or too sci-fi. Most kids thought he was a frog. Can't they read?
Now, I've always said that I appreciate Jayden's decisiveness and ability to express himself clearly. But, in this case, it was a bit of a challenge. He knew that he wanted to be "White Gandolf", which meant he also had some pretty specific plans in mind. We studied pictures of "White Gandolf" online to come up with the best costume I could muster. The beard and staff were a bit tricky for me, but in the end turned out to Jayden's satisfaction. Although, a lot of kids thought he was Santa. Hmm.
So, when I got to Dallin (who had no idea what to be), I was quite relieved to hear that he was contented enough just to be repeat "Indiana Jones" from last year. He's easy that way.
Instead of staying home and passing out candy, this year I got to go Trick-or-Treating with Cameron and Landon (the older two went with friends this year - sniff, sniff). Leon stayed home nursing a sore foot and I gave him plenty of instructions - make sure the Jack-0-lanterns are lit, stay close to the door so you don't drive yourself crazy, and watch the candy level in the bowl. I'd have to say that I actually enjoyed taking the kids around the neighborhood. It was a nice night, the kids were thoroughly enjoying themselves, and I got to wave to and chat with friends and neighbors along the way. In all, the kids had a great time and loved their costumes. What more could you ask for? Oh, yeah - candy! (And, yes, they got plenty of that, too.)
