From Elmo to bumble bees...

In usual Sarah fashion, I allowed myself to be talked into making this gigantic Elmo cake AND decorating it with homemade icing by my husband (who kept saying, "we can do it Sarah...it will be easy!" but then who never really had time to 'help do it'...but he did make chili so I guess he is somewhat off the hook, oh and he did watch the kids for 24 hours alone while I went on a girls' weekend with my mom and sister...)

It took all of two days, a couple of hours here and a couple of hours there, and lots of advice from multiple friends. Elmo didn't turn out too bad and Elizabeth thought it was "ohhhhhhh" so great!



We had her birthday a few days after she actually turned two just b/c of our CRAZY schedules but she didn't know the difference. Of course I don't think I'll ever have her party right before trick or treating again. It went kind of like this...

Hurry eat chili...okay, everyone hurry get in here and sing happy birthday...okay, now give her some presents...oh, wait where are the boys' costumes...hurry go put on your costumes...someone give Elizabeth some of her cake...put baby powder in Eli's hair outside for his costume...someone get Elizabeth cleaned up...where is her costume...wait, answer the door there is a trick or treater...okay, let's take a picture of everyone...give out more candy at the door....light the pumpkins...find some bags...leave the birthday mess alone...hurry start walking down the street....someone RUN AFTER TOOTY!!!!! =)




And the baby in the picture...no, I didn't pop out another one without telling anyone. That is Ayden, the newest member of our family, Nate's sister, Sarah Brooke's baby. He was a cowboy but not too happy about it. Eli was an old man. A costume that was chosen the day before Halloween and put together 30 minutes before trick or treating (he kept saying he just wanted to be Eli). He played the part well and as soon as his hair turned gray he went into role playing and kept yelling at me in an old man voice, "listen here little lady, you need to stop that!" Ian was Darth Vader. I think he has been that for multiple years now, but he doesn't seem to mind. And you guessed it, sister girl was a bumble bee because "SHE IS AS BUSY AS A BEE!"
It was a fast paced evening but lots of fun for everyone.