halloween

As usual, we jumped at the chance for a good deal. We went to Chipotle this halloween for $2 burritos if you dressed up and joined their 'farm theme' for the evening. Sweet!

We took the youth group from our church - they definitely rocked the farm theme. :) Pig, pumpkin, two scarecrows, dorothy from The Wizard of Oz and a cowgirl farmer. Well done!

I was super excited to make MJ's costume this year and decided on "the very hungry caterpillar" as our contribution to the farm theme. Every farm has plenty of caterpillars, ya know. ;)

Making the costume was very fun and easy...but, what I didn't plan for was MJ not being a fan of dressing up in it. :( Before we left for Chipotle I tried to get MJ to wear it at home - I hoped to take her around to a few neighbors. But, I was met by a strong, "Nooooooooooooooo!" and a quick walk away. (Hmmm...is this the beginning of a picky dresser?) After discussing a plan with Erik on our way to Chipotle, we were able to wiggle her into the costume...but, we had a bit of a grumpy and un-cooperative caterpillar on our hands... She wore the costume for about 10 minutes and then it was over. *sigh* I only got a few not-so-good photos.

she spotted an impressively dressed adult-size chicken!

Overall, despite the grumpy few minutes in costume for MJ, it was a very fun evening altogether!