All Hallow's Eve

There have been those who have expressed an interest in knowing how we followed up last year's spectacular fancy dress. We considered not doing anything for several reasons: who needs all that candy? Jonah wouldn't remember it anyway, and how can you top the King?

James' creativity juiced up, however, and he really got behind the idea of a robot. Jonah, however was not. On Hallow's Eve Eve, my parents came over to accompany us over to the ward Trunk or Treat. Jonah had had a screwy nap day and was cranky. He refused to get into his costume, so after many strategic attempts we gave up (we have quite a clump of video documenting the process which we had planned to put together into a clever little clip, but the best intentions...). We didn't make it to the activity and still have a clutch of sugarbombs lurking around here somewhere purchased to hand out to eager little mouths.

On actual Halloween we got invited by some friends to join them in taking their two little boys around Grandma Allred's neighborhood in Holladay. We hoped that their oldest, who Jonah adores mightily, could possibly coax Jonah into his costume. No dice. He wore the hat, though, and twenty-seven glowstick armbands, and achieved the look of a Tron Hershey Kiss. We toted the real costume around with us just in case.

Three days later, while James was at work, Jonah finally discovered how awesome his costume was and wore it around the house off and on all day.