With bringing home Ruby late Friday night, our Halloween weekend was set up to be a little chaotic. The Mister pretty much took charge of all things Ruby, so I had time to sew on last minute things to various costumes, whip together my Man's costume needs, and get cupcakes baked for the church Halloween party Saturday night.
Our ward activities committee puts on a sweet Halloween bash every year, and this year didn't disappoint. We got there a little late because Ruby needed to go potty before we could leave and painting everyone's face took a little longer than I expected. Once we arrived though the whole family had a great time. There were lots of carnival games, cotton candy and popcorn, Jessie and the other girls her age ran a face-painting booth, the ever-popular bounce house, and trick-or-treating upstairs rounded out the night. I was so impressed with the huge spread of cupcakes that members brought for the cupcake contest.
This huge table was full of such cool cupcake creations!
I ran out of time to really decorate my cupcakes like this for the party, but the ones I took won best tasting. Thank you Better Homes and Garden's sweet potato cupcake recipe for that one. They are so divine; fresh sweet potatoes, cream cheese frosting, and a little orange zest on top, the perfect autumn treat! Never mind the calorie count and number of fat grams per cupcake. I made the mistake of reading the nutritional info at the bottom of the recipe. You ready for this? 17 grams of fat in one cupcake! Today I ate the last three that were staring at me on the counter. I couldn't resist those chocolate eyes staring at me. I probably shouldn't eat until Wednesday to balance things out.
I went easier on myself this year with making less costumes than usual. Syd, Mr. Cooper, Jessie's, and my costume were mostly store and thrift store finds. My Man's voodoo man costume is a thrift store suit, a dress shirt altered into a vest, and some store bought accessories. Toby's costume was my main creation. Toby was not onboard with our skeleton theme this year (he insisted on being a "skeleton ninja"?), so the only way he agreed is if he could be Skeletor. His costume started with this women's light blue sweatshirt from the thrift store, dyed purple here.
After a couple baths in purple dye and lots of puzzle-piece altering, I transformed said sweatshirt into this.
It turned out well for 1 1/2 days work and Toby loves it. At first Tob didn't want to have his face painted yellow. After explaining that no one would know he was Skeletor without his signature yellow face he agreed to let me try it out. He left it on the entire day and didn't want to wash it off for bed. ;) Toby won scariest costume at the church party too.
After a non-spooky morning at church on Sunday, with sugared-up kids, we came home to spend the day with family. The kids carved pumpkins while Grammy Evie and I prepped pizza toppings. Home made pizza has become a weekly ritual that we missed out on while traveling to pick up Ruby on Friday, so a family Halloween dinner was the perfect excuse to make pizzas. Afterward, we threw costumes on the kids (no time for face paint) and met some good friends up at the in-laws for a quick visit. We caught up on life, the boys kept an eye on the baseball game, and we walked a few streets to trick-or-treat with them. Funny, we could tell right away what neighbors were watching the Giants play in the World Series because the game was blaring from the open door, or the resident would shout out the score to all the adults standing on the sidewalk. It was nice to touch base with friends that we don't see often enough, even though they live ten minutes away. I need to be better about extending myself that way.
Yes, those are pizza toppings hanging out right next to the pumpkin guts. We're daring like that.
Niece Maddie (5 months old) getting to know the new pup, Ruby (9 weeks old).
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you guys are amazing! I LOVE the costumes! You are so creative!
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