Trick-or-Treat!

I must confess that I am not a huge fan of Halloween and my poor kids have to suffer the consequences of that. My only Halloween decoration is one lone ceramic pumpkin set in the middle of my kitchen table. I keep telling myself that I will like Halloween much better when I have a house, but then again I tell myself that almost every thing will be better when I have a house. Sadly I'm sure this is not the case but please don't burst my little bubble. I have 8 more months of telling myself that little lie to keep me going until Nate graduates.

I managed to throw some costumes together (thanks to Grandma J. & Jamie for helping with the girls little Indian burlap dresses). Pretty much all you see here is ghetto at it's finest, I spared no expense for my kids costumes this year.

First we have Abrie (Pocahontas) sporting a stylin potato sack with a little Indian-ish looking ribbon tied around her waist to give it that extra little something with a matching headband and two bright feathers stapled on (you didn't know the stapler was a multi-functional tool did you). And check out those locks. That is a custom made yarn wig made by yours truly, not only am I great with a stapler but I'm very domestic as well...Nate's one lucky man. And last, it's all about accessories with her blue diamond Pocahontas necklace, which in fact looks nothing like the one the Pocahontas had on in the movie but don't tell Abrie that.

Next we have Kaleb dressed up as a cowboy/policeman/mountain boy. He is wearing a Toby Keith cowboy hat from Walmart (I'm all about the names brands...it's a hot item among the white trash community). Again, we have a little vest made out of a potato sack...the possibilities of what you can make with a potato sack are endless. Then I just tied a red bandanna around his neck to add some flare and then finished it up with a dollar store assault weapon. We made a deal, he could carry around the gun as long as he kept the rest of the outfit on...let's just say it was a win, win situation.

Here is Kaleb in character... the ultimate cowboy/policeman/mountain boy!

(I'm not quite sure what this face is)

Here are all the kids. Abrie's Pocahontas, Macie's sad attempt at a Native American (the politically correct term as my Indian neighbor from India pointed out), and Kaleb still in character as his cowboy/policeman/mountain boy.

I decided this year to not completely be a bum so I dressed up as well. You can take your pick of a cowgirl, Carrie Underwood, the bad Sandie from Grease, or a Utahan. All of which, were stellar ideas from other people. The Utah one is my favorite. Check out the height on that hair, I mean seriously, what Utahan wouldn't die for that kind of volume.

Last we have Nate my hill billy, redneck husband and his custom made jacked up teeth...all I can say is he looked nasty in a hot cowboy with crooked teeth kind of way.

Here's a close-up so you can get the full effect of the nasty-ness of his teeth...So ugly!

The whole fam

Check out those jeans on Nate. Talk about HOT! If you're thinking they look kind of feminine that's because they're MINE. It's kind of sad when your husband looks better in your jeans than you do.

Just thought I would finish this post off by a close up of my awesome hair-do. I'm not sure what that face is, but check out that amazing muscle control on my upper lip...now that's talent. My hair had so much volume that the next day (even after sleeping on it) when I went to pull it up it automatically assumed the big hair position by sticking up a good 3-4 inches above my head.

I hope everyone else had a happy Halloween!