Happy Halloween!

It finally came, yea! yea! Ben and I were commissioned to put on a Halloween Party for the ward on Saturday. We had a moderate turn out (I think the World Series might have deterred a few guests) but everyone seemed to have a great time. Ben and I went as Nick and Nora Charles. Nate turns into a fantastic Napoleon Dynamite.

I toasted some savory and sweet pumpkin seeds after carving pumpkins with friends last weekend. Here's the thing though, all the tasty toppings I could coat them with doesn't cover of the pumpkin seeds don't taste that good. But it's a fun project anyway :-)

Halloween Day was spent doing crafts with Brian. We turned an old treasure box of mine into a tricky candy box. I made scary silhouettes to light up our front window.

The sock puppet monster box was a great success, entertaining the older kids and slightly scaring the younger ones as they reached into the chest for their candy. On the right are our friends' kids Parker and Carter with April's amazing handmade costumes. Carter wanted to be a dog and they modeled his costume on Jem! His collar even has her name (it's a good thing he's too young to care that Jem is a girl dog). We wanted to dress Jem up like Carter with a kid's hoodie and some blond hair, but we thought of it too late to execute. I doubt it would has lasted more than a couple minutes anyway.