this was such a fun year and perfect weather for trick or treating (not always the case in utah!!)! being a part of our family is either fun or obnoxious....i am going to go with FUN!!! we pick out a theme every year (always a year in advance!) as extended family. this year was alice in wonderland. here were the players: catherine was the queen of heart, blake: king of hearts, jack and lucas: tweedle dee & tweedle dum, alexis: alice, peter: the white rabbit, raylin (mom to peter and alexis): the butterfly (which is what the caterpillar turned into at the end), alora: the cheshire cat, heidi (catherine's cousin): the mad hatter, ellie: the butterfly.
let's talk costumes:
eunice made jack and lucas' pants by lining and stuffing them. we purchased their shirts, bow ties and hats. eunice made the collars and attached the bow tie. she modified the hat by removing the rim and making them a little smaller. catherine wore a black dress and shoes she already owned. i borrowed the black tutu from heidi, attached some stick on felt to my shirt, purchased red gloves and cut off the tips and then added accessories.
let's talk hair and makeup! the week prior to halloween i bleached my hair and dyed it that crazy red. the night before halloween (i was in california) and my mother and sister rolled small foam curlers in my hair. i then ratted it out and used a ton of hairspray. my cousin, heidi, is a MAC makeup artist and did mine and raylin's makeup.
after trick or treating we got all of the cousins together for a pizza party. it was such a fun night! halloween is more magical with children, that is for sure!
it is nice that we always have thanksgiving at the palmer's house. all of my family congregate at eunice and allen's house. unfortunately my grandmother was ill this year and was not able to make it. this year aunt lori and uncle david took over the responsibilities of assigning food. we had a delicious feast. my sister, raylin, continued a tradition we did as kids (with the millers in california) and set the kids up to make crafts. the kids had a blast and loved making costumes, hats, centerpieces and necklaces. after dinner we loaded up our boys to go watch the muppets. lucas proved to still be too young to watch movies and daddy had to take him home. he wanted to run around pretending to be a dinosaur. we are so thankful for our health, family, jobs, roof over our head and our friends.
