Trunk or Treat

Saturday was our annual ward Trunk or Treat. It's always a fun event--and I didn't have to plan it this year! Everyone brings soup along with rolls or juice. I made chicken noodle with a fun package of halloween -shaped noodles (bats, spiders, pumpkins, witches). Yummy! I think Steve and Braxton had 3 bowls! It was a good reward for the work I had to put in to some of these costumes. The girls were easy. Lizzie "Tinkerbell" wore one of Emma's dress-up costumes with a safety pin in the back. Emma "Strawberry Shortcake Princess" chose her costume a month ago and I just had to buy it online. Braxton is Harry Potter this year, and we were able to borrow a friend's costume. Carter is Paul McCartney. He's found a love for the Beatles after playing Beatles Rock Band and had to be their "normal" lead singer. :) (John Lennon is a little over the top for him, I guess. Although my dad thought Carter would be a good Ringo Star. ) My wonderful, creative Evan is Darth Shadow, a Star Wars character found on the video game "Star Wars, the Force Unleashed." This took a little research, cutting, and sewing on my part having never played any star wars video games, but I think we came close. Evan was happy and that's all that mattered. Aren't they cute!

I wanted to dress up as a couple with Steve this year since last year's Flinstones were so cute and fun. However, my best-laid plans weren't panning out. With a limited budget (and a conscience) I was at a loss as of Friday morning. A good friend suggested Steve as Peter Pan to go along with Tinkerbell. Great idea, but I was fearful of finding a costume and more importantly, green tights in a XXL within 24 hours...I have had people request it, though, for a future Halloween. That sparked my creative juices and we went as Wendy and John. Both costumes required sewing, so from 10:00pm-4:00am, I pieced together a white nightshirt and blue nightgown. This is a big deal because I am NOT a seamstress. All I sew are Halloween costumes, but they turned out so great, I may have to experiment a bit more. Anyways...Steve found the wig and hat and glasses for us. Other than my hair being a little on the vivacious side, I thought we were a pretty cute set.
Lizzie took the award for being the cutest at the party! I believe she was made to be a Tinkerbell with the cute little body, the blonde hair, and even the feisty personality.