Our first Halloween in A2. It was awesome to enjoy a slow Saturday with plenty of time to think about the event itself. We were invited for pizza and some pre-Halloween'ing by a family we know from school who lives just around the corner. We had enough time to zip back home, light our jackos, dress kids, put out candy on the step and hit the sidewalks. We'd been given advice on the top 2 streets to hit, one which is known for handing out full-size candy bars to the treaters. This house also brings in Giant Pumpkins -- perhaps it's the Great Pumpkin! to carve. This year they had 2 as tall as Christian. I asked them how they carved them, as their flesh was ~6 inches thick. "With a jigsaw." was the reply. They also used industrial lights- they were a sight and offered a great photo opp for us!
Evelyn was a candy corn fairy. I could have purchased the costume, but told her I thought we could make it ourselves. It took some time and much thinking, but I think it turned out aok. Christian was a spider- a much easier costume to make. The legs moved along with his real arms thanks to monofilament from my tackle box. :)
Christian told us many times how this was the best Halloween ever. After about an hour they were both ready to head for home. Christian's legs were tired-- I imagine so, being a spider! That's a lot of legs!
