Halloween Etc.

For trunk-or-treat this year, we did a cemetery theme to complement our costumes. Do you like my tombstones?

And I even composed one line of music to go along with my costume. I enjoyed playing and singing it in a melodramatic fashion while wearing my costume because it annoyed my kids. Payback time!

This year, we scaled back and only carved one pumpkin. That was good because it was hard to find volunteers to do the work. I cut the lid, and Will was our designated gut cleaner and scraper. The girls wanted nothing to do with that.

Apparently Brandon didn't either.

I asked the girls to design a pumpkin face. They drew Hello Kitty, which we couldn't figure out how to do (a bow on the ear... really?). So, I told them to draw just eyes, a nose, and a mouth. They drew a ghost face. Will wanted a spider, so we decided on a two-sided pumpkin. Everybody wins! Plus, how special is this father and son bonding time?

The girls served up "brownies" while we worked.

Here comes the ghost face.

And now the spider.

Pretty cool. Does this remind you of an old Disneyland commercial? I can't place it...

Good job, Will... and Russ, who had to finish the last SEVEN legs after Will gave up. That sure is a fat, nasty spider.

My little clowns were having a great time posing for the camera.

Halloween night, we had Blueberry Muffin...

A fierce girl dragon...

And a sweet little jack o'lantern eyeing the candy.

This is what bored people do while answering the door for trick-or-treaters... they take silly pictures of themselves!

Here's my better half.

The happy couple... I mean, the dreadful couple.

And afterward, more brownies. Cuz we always need more sugar!