Another fun Halloweenie! We stuck with the Ketchup and Mustard, Jake was Ironman (interesting fact, he never wore the mask or looked at the camera...Buck is so clever), John was Deoxis (a Pokémon) Buck made his costume and John helped a little. Super cool. Will was a dragon and would have nothing to do with the hat. Eve was a Clemson twirler, and Ellie was a Clemson cheerleader. I was really pleased with how their costumes came together.
This was how Jake preferred to wear his costume. I finally had to pin it together in the back. Jake probably enjoyed Halloween the most. I manned the grill while Buck took the kids trick-or-treating, but I hear he was very excited to say "Trick or treat" and "Thank you!" at every door. When he got back he sat quietly in a chair and ate candy until we made him go inside to bed. Apparently he thought he had to eat it all in one night...and he did a pretty good job. He's a big fan of Halloween!
Our neighbor, Eric, is a senior in high school now. He was in Kindergarten when we moved in. Wow. At one of our first Halloweenies, maybe the first, he dressed as Elvis and played songs for everyone, making them up as he went. He's been taking lessons for several years, and played more years that not along the way. Now he's quite good and in a band. He told us as we were setting up that he wasn't going to play this year. I told him we gave him his start, and he better not be too good for us now. Buck said he expected the whole band. I guess we're good at making people feel guilty. They played all night, and I have to say, it wasn't quite as cute as his first performance, but was a lot more fun to listen to.
Grandma and our friends Shannon and Dana came to help. We couldn't pull this off without help!
346 hotdogs served this year, and we probably couldn't done another 50. Another super fun year!
