Hallo-weenie

Today was the ward trunk or treat and we managed to coax Ellie into wearing her octopus costume. As you can see from the "before" photos, it wasn't an easy job. We tried once in the morning and she cried for about ten minutes before she got used to it. When we tried again in the afternoon, she only managed a couple of whimpers.


It was worth it though. She was easily the cutest kid there. Everybody loved her costume and commented on how cute she was. Ellie and I made a ghost out of a lollipop, which she then ate and drooled all over her costume. We got a couple pictures of her coloring her trick or treat sack and "fishing" for stuffed animals. During the actual trunk or treat, Ellie managed to steal some of the candy in her pail and shoved it in her mouth, wrapper and all. That made for some oddly shaped peanut butter cups, to say the least.


You have to admit, she makes an awfully cute octopus, even if she was scared to death at first.