Happy Halloween

Here is our crew of trick-or-treaters. We have Paul as a Utes football coach, James the spider, William the fish, Peter the lion, Maryanna the chicken, and Clara the bunny. After 2 hours of trick-or-treating they ended up with a pile of candy weighing 9 lbs. 1 oz. We counted 174 pieces and James is anxious to produce a bar graph to display the variety.

As for the costumes and jack-0-lanterns we pulled them off without a minute to spare. William's fish costume was quite challenging to sew because of the 4" foam. I broke so many needles that I had to sew it with sunglasses on to protect my eyes. I then began to have concerns for my sewing machine and opted for the painful task of sewing it by hand. It took several more days than anticipated and I now have a nice callous on my finger. It was worth it though for my little ocean lover William. Also, its one size fits all so Paul wore it to work for some good laughs. James' costume was simple enough. We stuffed some tights and stitched them on quickly before he was out the door for trick-or-treating. He said he did not get as much attention for his costume as William but didn't mind because he felt like "a master of disguise" creeping in the dark wearing just black. As for Paul, I promised him a Ben Franklin costume years ago. I haven't even started it yet but in the mean time he was pretty creative pulling off the coach look. Now he has an excuse to buy some more Michigan gear for next year's Halloween. We can thank Old Navy for the other three costumes!