Trunk or Treat

Last night was the ward trunk or treat. I was busy all day trying to find different items for the boys’ costumes; a coconut of some sort was #1 on the list. Jacob and his friend wanted to dress up like characters from Monty Python and the Holy Grail. His Friend was the king and Jake was the guy who follows him around clapping coconut shells together to sound like a horse. In case you are interested, October is NOT the time to look for a coconut. I couldn’t find a real one in any grocery store. I checked 6 different stores for plastic one and couldn’t find one anywhere. After praying (quite hard I might add) I decided to go to Michaels and see if by some miracle they had anything I could use. I came across a clear plastic ornament and clanged it together to see if it made a good sound. It is not meant to be a coconut, but that is what happened to it. I painted some black “holes” in it, and then spray painted the insides brown. YEAH! A coconut in October. By the way, Jake and his friend won the costume contest for the “most original” costume. :}

Josh had me hunt for a mustache for him while I was looking for a coconut. He decided to be a Mexican for the occasion since she had everything, but he wanted a mustache to complete the ensemble. I came across a mustache while at Party City. Josh loved it. He kept rubbing his shrubbery all night. Ha!

Emma was supposed to be a gothic princess. She ended up looking more like a zombie. I almost picked up some non-piercing rings for her nose and ears while at Party City. When I told her, she about freaked on me. I guess that would have been a bit too much. Haha

Elaina was a princess. She didn’t get much candy which really shocked me. She was too busy in the bounce house.

I even dressed up a bit. I found some spider web eyelashes and wore them with a witch’s hat. Elaina was very jealous of my eyelashes. I happened to have some sparkly fake lashes in my stash and I put one on her. She was NOT impressed. She decided fake lashes weren’t for her. Haha

What a fun night.  We really missed Mike.  Hopefully he will be home with us soon.  :}