Halloween

Not too much to report: it was cold - COLD - and kinda wet, but we all participated and were rewarded with candy.

Lehr started showing Ruby little 3-5 minute clips of old Popeye cartoons several months ago. So when we talked about her costume this year, it was a no-brainer. And because I love the group costume, that meant Lehr and I were in too. It was the EASIEST of all the group costumes so far and definitely the cheapest. Ruby's sleeves and 'cape' were sewn on by me, so that shirt won't survive a machine wash, but it did the job.

Maddux had four friends come over to spent the evening with us. There was much back and forth on what they would actually be, but in the final 60 minuets before go-time, it was "Zombie Golfers" courtesy of some white and black eye shadow I found to use as stage make-up for them. They froze, but they had a good time.

Finally, Eli was a hot dog. This boy wants to dress up still, and I love love love that. He told us at least a month before Halloween that he would likely buy a one-piece hot dog costume for this year, and he assured us that it will work for the next several years. He wore it to school (twice!), and the night of, he hung out at a friend's house with several other boys and they even hit the houses for a few handfuls of candy.