Great Costume, Poor Visibility

Caleb's Halloween Costume

Pretty cool, if I do say so myself. Now you can see why he didn't want to wear his costume to the piano recital earlier that day. He originally wanted to be Indiana Jones this year but we couldn't pull off a costume that was satisfactory. (I refused to pay $30 for a cheap felt hat and whip and he didn't want to wear Brad's cool hat because it was the wrong color.) My brother Ed has this authentic looking Darth Vader helmet and he suggested he be a Pez dispenser. So with a cardboard box, a little paint and some strategically placed foam, Caleb walked the streets as a giant inanimate object. Or should I say he waddled the streets. He had a hard time navigating the steps because the box was so cumbersome. Luckily he had his good friend Alex the Viking close by to navigate the steps. By the end of the evening he transformed from a Darth Vader Pez dispenser to a Caleb Pez dispenser.
Still, he was popular, he even got extra candy for his costume. He really enjoyed it. He was a hit at the school parade as well.

I was a little sad that Emma and Rachel didn't go trick or treating this year. Emma went to a friend's Halloween party and Rachel went to hang out at a friend's house. Emma never even got dressed up. Rachel dressed up the night before for a stake dance where she and two other friends dressed up as dead princesses who died of broken hearts. They looked really cute with just the perfect amount of creepiness without being gross. I wish I would have thought to take a picture of them. At least they carved pumpkins. It was a fun day.