Halloween festivities...

i already showed you my costume this year...believe it or not, i actually startled quite a few people in this get-up ~lol~

i got this email from corinn's teacher this morning...

"So I hear you are 'Pillary Hinton' for Halloween. :) This was reported to me by Corinn this morning. And I love Corinn's skirt! We had to turn out the lights and do a 'light show' for the class this morning!"

i DIED laughing when i read that Pillary Hinton part! hey, it's pretty good that she remembered that much - she's only 4! ~lol~

a note was sent home from school yesterday, saying they had decided to allow costumes this year! just no masks, hats or head-gear....the new principal's decision perhaps? i must admit, i'm a little surprised - but the kids were ecstatic! btw - ecstatic is jaden's new fav word "it means very, very happy", he says ;0)

corinn wore her fairy costume - wings & a skirt that has fiber optic lights in it (that's what her teacher meant by the light show)

gabrielle is hannah montana & wasn't allowed to wear the blonde wig, but still looked soooo punk-rock-cute in her outfit & cowboy boots! :0)

i did both girls' make-up too - pretty/dainty for the fairy & more punk/glittery for the rock star

jaden wore his grim reaper cape, with the hood tucked down in - he was just happy he could wear his glow-in-the-dark skeleton gloves (he stood in front of the mirror, in the dark bathroom for like 15 minutes last night playing with them!)!
i'm pretty excited about how his hood turned out - nana did a great job sewing in the faceless part & i figured out how to add flashing lights for eyes! although, jaden wasn't as excited as me....he said "but they flash, not glow" - he still was more than pleased with the finished product

i'll share pics of the kiddos in their costumes after our campground trick-or-treating adventure tomorrow....i didn't take any pics this morning, since they weren't exactly wearing their complete ensembles ;0)

here's our crazy crew at work....

every year, our Social Committee hosts a potluck lunch, a costume contest & a pumpkin decorating contest....i didn't win the costume contest, but i did come in 3rd for the pumpkin decorating contest ($30 - whoo hoo!)! not sure how either, cause i was up late with getting mine & the kiddos costumes ready for today and decorating 2 simple cakes, so i just cut a bunch of slits out of the pumpkin, as a last minute attempt at participation - but it looks soooooo cool in the dark! ;0)

here are the simple cakes i made last night...the big one was my contribution to our potluck at work...the small one is for my high school BFF - her birthday is today :0)


we're finally carving our big family pumpkin tonight & might even turn on our light for some trick-or-treaters....the kiddos took our trick-or-treating change in plans VERY well....i love those brats! ;0)