Five Little Pumpkins Sitting on a Gate....

Our little pumpkins dressed up in an array of costumes this year.  I for one love it when Halloween is on Sunday because the school parties are on Friday and the ward parties are on Friday or Saturday, and then there is no pressure to go trick-or-treating.

In all of our married life we have only lived in a place that the kids could trick-or-treat in the neighborhood once- (1987-1992) and even then we went to Disneyland on Halloween a time or two. We just keep finding houses on streets without street lights and are not in subdivisions. When we lived in Indian Springs I would drive the kids to some of our good friends houses and then come home.  When we lived in Henderson, we went to California more often than not for Halloween, and since living in Colorado the ward carnival/trunk or treats have been sufficient. 

Dayle had shaved his head since his store(Safeway) reached their goal for breast cancer research contributions so he went as Charlie Brown and Charnae as Peppermint Patty

Brok went as a geeky track star

Westley as a mummy

Christian as Bumblebee fromTransformers

Harve as a cowboy (with half a mustache)

Audrey as Boo from Monsters Inc.

I won't let the kids wear scary costumes, so Westley didn't know what to be.  We decided a mummy was a good compromise. 

Laura helped Brok put his costume together.

Christian makes an awesome Transformer!

This costume was one of Christian's Birthday presents. 

Masks are not allowed at school or church, so I painted his face and the top of his hair. 

 He still has little flecks of yellow in his hair.  

Harve couldn't decide what he wanted to be for Halloween until someone mentioned to him that Grandpa Gladden wears Wrangler jeans he could be a cowboy too-he loves to wear his cowboy boots. Brok lent him his hat and was set.

He wanted to be like Christian and have his face painted, but wiped half the mustache off before he even left the house.

I found this vest as we unpacked.  Charlie and Curtis used to dress up in it when they were youngsters

Having Audrey be Boo was an easy choice

We've been collecting her costume pieces for months.

She even loves playing peek-a-boo, but has trouble saying

Mike Wazowski

Laura, (not pictured) was a Jabbawockeez - a dance crew

Charnae and Dayle took the kids to the ward carnival/trunk-or-treat so that Charles and I could take Laura to a movie.  Trunk-or-Treats win my vote.  It's the best way to see everyone in their costumes and have fun visiting...oh, and then there's that safety issue resolved.  I love them!