Halloween Costumes

We have the same group of good friends for many years and we all liked to party. We have had a lot of dress up Halloween parties and these are some of the costumes from over the years. I have more pictures of the Stott's somewhere, but couldn't find them in time for this post. Marjie had one of the most clever costumes as she dressed up as the Energizer bunny. She carried a drum and had batteries taped to her wrists. If I find the pictures later I will post them. Her husband, Jim, had grown a beard and shaved only half of his face. Marjie had sewn him an outfit that was half a man's suit and half a dress so that when he turned one direction he looked like a man and when he turned other direction, he was dressed and looked like a woman. We have some pretty clever friends and we miss them a lot. Marjie's birthday is on Halloween too so Happy Birthday Marjie.

Joan/girlfriend of the rock star

Wayne/rock star aka Rod Stewart

Wayne/ a mama pig

The real Minnie Pearl

Joan as Minnie Pearl

Joan and Wayne Ostler/ witch and road kill

Notice the tire tracks across Wayne's chest and broken ears. There is blood there too but you can't see it.

Jody Schofield/Diva in the making

Dane and Jody Schofield/ The pope and pregnant nun

Dane Schofield/front of sumo wrestler

Dane Schofield/ back of sumo wrestler

Vaughn Clark/ Rolled bail of hay and Kathy Clark/Waiting for a roll in the hay

Oil Sheik/Lenny Clark

Spanish contessa and Vampire/Vonda and Larry Brewster

Karen and Tad Butt/ cheerleader and letterman

Veronica and Jimmy Jones/ flour and baker?

Doug and Cindy Bennion/Mr. and Mrs. Scarecrow

Halloween Tidbits

Jack o’ lanterns originated in Ireland on the Samhain holiday. People placed candles in hollowed-out turnips to keep away ghosts and evil spirits.

The ancient Celts began wearing costumes and masks on Halloween night because they thought that spirits and ghosts roamed the countryside that night. They wanted to avoid being recognized as human.

Halloween candy sales average about 2 billion dollars annually in the United States.

Bobbing for apples is believed to have come from the roman harvest festival that honors Pamona, the goddess of fruit trees.

Black cats were once believed to protect witch's powers.

Halloween is recognized as the 3rd biggest party day of the year. The largest are New Year's
and the Super Bowl.

In an early form of trick-or-treating, Celts costumed as spirits are believed to have gone from house to house engaging in silly acts in exchange for food and drink—a practice inspired perhaps by an earlier custom of leaving food and drink outdoors as offerings to supernatural beings.

Here is a site to see what some giant pumpkins look like after artistic carvers have their way.

Click on this link:
Sleep Hallow Pumpkins - Pumpkins