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Halloween

Jeff and I had a fun Halloween weekend! We were invited to a party at a friend's house and had a blast. The only problem was that we needed costumes. So we decided together to be Mr. and Mrs. Pacman. Here was the final product:
 
 
 


Here's how the whole process started. I got some really big cardboard boxes and duct-taped them together.  I then drew a circle and cut it out with a box knife...needless to say that my hands were really hurting after this part.
 



 
Then I duct-taped some boxes around the sides and mouth. I left room for the our legs on the bottom and our heads at the top.
 
 
Next I cut out arm holes. To do this Jeff and I had to try them on to see where a good place for the holes would be. Then I spray glued black felt onto the mouth part.
 
 
 
I didn't take any pictures of me putting on the yellow fleece, but it didn't take too long. I think overall the costumes turned out pretty cute...but then again, I'm a little biased.

 


We had a lot of fun at the party and met some great new friends. Thanks for inviting us Neil and Ashley!


On another note, I also had to dress up for school near Halloween. All the second grade teachers dressed up as fairy tale characters. I dressed up as Sleeping beauty. I found this lovely dress at good will, had bed head, and wore slippers. 



I hope you all had a wonderful Halloween too!

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