Halloween . . . finally

Our camera is on its very last leg, so we pretty much only take pictures with Sam's phone, but then I never remember to upload them. So, here we are, almost two weeks later with the Halloween post. The story of Bria's costume is that I originally really, really wanted her to be Dora the Explorer, and Sam and I would be Boots and Swiper. But, it just didn't pan out. I couldn't seem to find the right clothes, and I realized it was just going to look dumb. So, last minute, I ditched it. I finally just asked Bria what she wanted to be (maybe I should have taken that into consideration in the first place?) and the answer was a very emphatic "BALLERINA!" So I went with it.
Bria's Halloween actually lasted for quite a while. Her first event was a trunk-or-treat with Marc and Jenn's family while Sam and I were on staycation. Her 15 year-old cousin Amanda dressed up in her actual ballet costume (she's a great dancer) and took her around. Jenn texted me this picture, and I almost died on the spot, she's so adorable.

We had a mid-week pirate dance party, just to get in the spirit of the holiday:

Then we had our ward's trunk-or-treat.

Bria was giddy and wired with excitement. I was a chef.

And Sam was Mr. Clean.

We also went trick-or-treating around our neighborhood with some friends.

Bria and Kennedy quickly got a hang of things, running up and grabbing candy, then immediately shouting "NEXT HOUSE!" Eli just liked to play it cool.
Afterward they inspected their loot, and some up-late, hopped-up-on-sugar fits kicked in. In fact, those sugar fits lingered for several days until I finally just threw away all the candy. The next day when I was in a serious sugar withdrawal I kind of regretted it, but I think it really was better for everyone.