Halloween Fun!

We O'Donnells love Halloween! We start planning our costumes in late August. After much deliberation, Libby decided to be Medusa. Actually, she wanted to be Medusa when she was 3, but I talked her out of it. So, she watched a documentary on Medusa and we designed her dress. It was a Roman-Goddess inspired white satin dress with ribbon and bead embellishment...lol. We piled her hair up in a deliberately messy style, then tied snakes all over her heasd. She looked awesome! We didn't use make up...I guess I'm lazy, but I just didn't want to deal with it! Her dress was actually a one-shoulder style, but it was pretty chilly out, so she wore a shirt underneath. She loved the sash...she was very dramatic!

Libby, giving her best "I'll turn you to stone" look.

Roan decided to be a caveman. Any legitimate reason to wear a dress, you know. Despite the cold, he refused to wear a shirt underneath. He said it would make him look like a "maniac". hhmmm. His was a faux fur shift with leather wrapped leg covers. He also had a matching headband, which was his favorite part of the costume.

Roan being a fierce caveman!

Welcome to the caveman gunshow.

We went Trick-or-Treating in several neighborhoods in town. They have more candy than they can eat in a year! They had a great time. Usually, we go to a couple of churches that host Trunk-or-Treating, but the kids decided against it this year. The kids are already talking about what they want their costumes to be next year!