This year for Halloween Emily was a Gymnast and Luke was Darth Vader. For many months now, Emily had been saying she wanted to be a gymnast for Halloween. I thought that when it was actually time to buy costumes she would change her mind, but that was truly what she wanted to be. She wanted to wear her competition leo and warm ups that she wears to meets along with some of her medals she has won recently. It could not be simpler and that was fine by me!
It was an easy, but fun evening. We went Trick or Treating to my parents house and to Aunt Robin's. Then instead of Trick or Treating at neighbors' houses or going to carnivals around town, the kids wanted to go back to our house and hand out candy to the many Trick or Treaters that stopped by.
Also, this past week Luke had to take a decorated pumpkin to school. We made a Mummy. It was rather easy to make and I think it turned out ok. We first painted the pumpkin black, glued the goggly eyes on and then wrapped strips of this stuff called Quick Wrap around it. To make the strips you dip them them in warm water and then place it on the pumpkin. Then when it dries it is very hard. It was our first time to use it and worked rather well for what we needed.
