Halloween isn't exactly my favorite holiday. Most years I feel like a bah humbug when it comes to Halloween. I rarely decorate; although, this year Eliza and I made some candy corn garland, Halloween finger puppets, and some ghosts out of her foot and hand print. I find carving pumpkins disgusting. To be quite honest, I'm not even very fond of the taste of pumpkin. I usually throw our costumes together at the last minute. This year was no exception. Despite the last minute decisiveness, our costumes turned out really well. A friend of mine from the ward happened to have the costume I was going to make for Eliza stashed away in her basement. This was much cuter than the costume I would have concocted for her.
Without further ado....
Fly like a ladybug
Sting like a Beeeeeeee
And hop like a ......
grasshopper.
My wings and Bruce's legs were cut out from the huge box our water softener came in. A little bit of paint, construction paper, and some shoelaces to attach them....Voila!! Bruce even won the adult costume contest at our ward trunk or treat. Eliza seemed to enjoy the carnival activities the trunk or treat put on. I'm sure she will enjoy them more next year when she can be a more active participator. She was a bit confused at what we were doing walking around trunks getting candy. However, when she saw all the licorice and suckers her treat bucket held, she couldn't help but dance on the curb at the end of the night.
She absolutely loved her costume. She cried when I took it off, and has put worn the costume two times since Halloween because she likes it so much. This really surprised me since she doesn't keep anything (hoods, ponytails, barrettes, etc.) in her hair or on her head these days. She ate dinner in her costume last night. It must be the antenaes. She was fascinated with mine. Here's Eliza, happy with her treats at the end of trunk or treat.
On Halloween night, lucky Eliza got to go trick or treating for her first time. She was trilled for another chance to done her costume and hold her little pumpkin bucket. I took her around in the stroller.
We only went around the loop of our neighborhood, but it was enough for her. When we first got started, she would smile and wave at everyone. When candy was put in her bucket, she would pull it out and hold it in her hand until she got another piece from the next house; then she would switch. She was very gracious to receive the candy (even though she can't eat most of it because of her peanut allergy) - more Snickers for me.
There are no many kids in our neighborhood, so we get very few trick or treaters. I think Bruce said only 10-15 came by. This is both good and bad news. Good - more candy for me to eat with my sweet cravings. Bad - more candy that I have to eat despite my sweet cravings.
Most of the houses we went to were grandparents who were so excited to see a cute little trick or treater. Three houses even handed out full size candy bars. :) Some handed out pretzels and some handed out fruit snacks which Eliza loved. By the end of the night though, she was worn out from trick or treating. She didn't even smile or wave at the last couple of houses.
Here's Eliza checking out her spoil after trick or treating. This step is her favorite seat in the house.
Happy Halloween from the Richards. We're buggin' you!
2 comments:
Very cute, Richards family! It would be fun if our two little ladybugs could play together as we planned they would! Miss you!
Cute costumes, so creative. I didn't know Eliza had a peanut allergy. I guess, like you said, that just means, more for you.
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