Halloween: the trial run

All of yesterday was spent doing Halloween-related stuff then we went to the trick-or-treating event in the next county to benefit the animal shelter. Hayes is dressed as a fairy and even helped paint her wings. Chooj is into "Cars" so I did the Mom-thing and actually constructed a costume for him, which he wore just for this picture, after LOTS of cajoling, bribing and, ultimately, threatening. At home, the costume was put on with an enthusiastic: "Oh, wow!" so I don't know what changed.

After all that hard work, darned if I was going to let Lightning McQueen go to waste so I donned the box and trick or treated in Chooj's place.

Then Hayes and I displayed our loot bags afterwards.

Earlier in the day, we went to the farmer's market to get pumpkins and they were carved this afternoon. At present, pumpkin seeds are roasting in the oven and are eagerly awaited during TV time!