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I had a great time making the boys' costumes this year –

Samuel was a spider!  Grandma Sherry had given him a toy spider that had purple rings on the back and legs, so he wanted a black AND purple spider.  Derek sewed fishing wire through the "arms" so they would all move with him.  He walked around raising his spider "legs" all night!  Samuel proves that spiders are smart (they read books) and that spiders are great dancers!

Caleb was Frankenstein.  We were pretty excited about his costume, but the excitement waned after an hour in the costume because he said the hat hurt his bed (it was heavy with those bolts).  It was cute while it lasted though – we took old shoes that a neighbor gave use and cut out the toes, and we painted and covered a shoebox with black hair and side bolts.  Caleb especially enjoyed the Trunk-or-Treat.

Jacob was a Mummy.  Well, for at least one event he was a mummy.  I tore strips of muslin and tea-dyed them in my bathtub to create this costume.  It was very cool for the moments we took the picture, but as he moved around and drove in the car it slowly started to fall apart, plus it "itched" him.  So for the trunk-or-treat he was a mummy.  But for Halloween night he made his costume and went as a boxer. 

And then there was me…I badly wanted to dress up for the ward trunk-or-treat, so when I found this idea on-line I couldn't resist.  When I look at the pictures I think "probably not my finest hour".  BUT it was pretty popular and got lots of compliments…so…I guess it was worth it.  :)  I was a BAG of JELLY BELLY's!!

Also for the trunk-or-treat I made candy corn sugar cookies and hot chocolate.  It was a fun night with a great turn out. 

For Halloween night, we had our traditional pumpkin-chicken-wild rice soup with sourdough bread.  Auntie Audra joined us to see the kids off (and help with face make-up!).  And then we took the boys trick or treating.  Jacob was thrilled to be able to go off with his friends by himself. 

This is my favorite picture of the night – taken across the street, watching kids come up to our house for candy.  Love it!!