Trick or treat!

The boys' Halloween costumes this year were totally homemade. Colin decided to be the Headless Butler, a costume idea selected from a Family Fun book (always a reliable source of clever family-oriented crafts), and Ethan chose to be a squire, which, from the picture, was basically Robin Hood, only not green.

Tad, thankfully, constructed Colin's costume from posterboard. Ethan's tunic was simply a belted piece of black fabric with a slit. The dagger was a flattened wrapping paper tube covered with foil and electrical tape.

It was all simple and came together really well. The boys were very pleased, which was all that mattered.

Trick or treating took place with the neighborhood kids and involved going from door-to-door with some of the parents screaming "Say THANK YOU!" every few seconds from the sidewalk.

Back at our house, we munched on popcorn balls and cookies and told real scary stories about possible frightening results from the upcoming election.