The witch got Dorothy in our version...

I'm back after weeks of non-stop sewing. Seriously, if you want to sew four costumes, start earlier than the second week of October. Or you'll be sewing until 5:45 the night of the trunk or treat party that starts at 6. Not good. But our kids were absolutely adorable, and I think Aaron and I looked pretty good too, if I do say so myself. We chose a Wizard of Oz theme. Aaron was the scarecrow, I was the Wicked Witch, Katie was Glinda, Paul was the Cowardly Lion, and Averi was Dorothy. Katie was very concerned that we didn't have another boy to be the tin man, but the crisis was averted when one showed up at the trunk or treat. Another piece of advice: the 99 cent green grease paint isn't even worth that much. It was the worst makeup I've ever used. It wouldn't go on well at all, so it took about a million coats to get a green hue. It was also the shiniest, slimiest paint ever. And it wouldn't come off. I washed my face at least five times (included a pass with eye makeup remover) and I still was tinted green. Ugh! But here we are in all our cuteness... Averi was not in a picture taking mood. This was the best shot I got of her; you can see her darling ruby slippers. This is what I saw most of the time I was trying to get a decent photo of her... Adorable. Just adorable. That darn crown was the bane of Katie's existence during the trunk or treat dance. It kept falling off or even slipping down around her face completely. She didn't want to take it off because then she wouldn't be so "Glinda," but eventually she relented.