Yesterday was the ward Trunk or Treat. Earlier this week, Dan gave me a $20 spending limit for costumes and told me that he would wear whatever I brought home. SWEET! Here's what I picked out:

Angels. This was probably the only time I'll ever get Dan to wear furry, glittery wings and a headband. But the bonus was it only cost $12! And I'm sure our future children will get some good use out of them. But unlike daddy, only the girls. There were some other really great costumes and the chili and cornbread were fabulous. I made my mom's Agoura First Ward Chili Cook-off winning recipe, but it brought me no such luck.

After the dinner, the kids had a trunk or treat in the parking lot. Dan and I created a cardbaord wall to cover the trunk once it was open so that Dan could lay inside our car and hand out candy from holes cut in the cardboard.

Most of the kids liked it. We only made one child cry. (This picture doesn't do it justice. I used the flash.) So kids walked up to the holes and said, "Trick or treat" and this bloody hand would reach out with a piece of candy. Many kids were too afraid to take it. We made the older kids stick their hands in there and once they did, Dan would grab it and growl. Good times. Dan even scared the bishop's wife pretty bad... We're saving the cardboard for next year. The people of Houston don't know what's comin'.

And an aside - I just finished reading Ender's Game. Aside from the fact that it's science fiction and for children ages 10 and up, I REALLY liked it. Ender is now in contention with Bear for future boy's names.