Of Wizards and Blockheads...

This Halloween, our children decided to dress up as some of their favorite things, not simply things that were convenient or interesting.  It required a little bit of extra preparation, but they were much more excited about it; especially since this is Meagan's last Halloween going trick-or-treating.

Jacob, being the computer game fanatic that he is, decided to dress up as the main character from his favorite game: Minecraft (linked for those who don't already know what it is - I'm helpful that way...).

We have a pixelated sword for slaying creepers (...again with the linkage)...

...and yes, that IS what amounts to a cardboard box on his head.

Meagan, on the other hand, is and has always been "my child" in her flavor of imagination.  Accordingly, I am not dissatisfied to report that she wanted to dress up as a wizard.  Thinking that her favorite wizard, Gandalf the Grey, was a bit... masculine, she opted for another popular, and brilliant wizard: Hermione Granger.

...and Hogwarts will never be the same...

For the Trunk-or-Treat that our ward put on on October 24th, there were no masks allowed, so we had to pixelize Jacob's face instead.  As usual, Sarah did an awesome job, and puts me to shame.

We used the mask as a template, and despite his consistent lack of ability to sit still, Sarah STILL managed to make it look like squares.  The picture really does not do it justice for the amount of work she put into it.  She did a fantastic job.

Wizards and Blockheads at the Trunk-Or-Treat

The Trunk-or-Treat itself was so chaotic that I did not get any pictures of them doing any of the activities because kids were bouncing off the wall everywhere.  When they finally got the actual Trunk-or-Treat started, it was already dark out.

On Halloween proper, we opted to go out again so that Jacob could wear his mask.  We invited some friends of ours to go along.  Their daughter, Cheyenne, went as one of the most adorable fairies I have ever seen.

She absolutely adores Meagan and Sarah.  They are two of her all-time favorite people.  Once we went out trick-or-treating, she stole the show, slaying everyone that answered the door with her overpowering cuteness.

So, at least for Hermione, it was a good Halloween in that she got to double her candy acquisitions this year.  She went out with a bang.  We'll see what next year holds for the Blockhead and his amazing pixelated self.

- Josh