Kiddie Halloween Trick-or-Treat

My special group of moms (and me) got together for a little mini trick-or-treating halloween party with the kids (and for us to get some of the goodies too :-)

Here are a few of them- Tori, Tyler, and Sarah- taking their buckets around. Some of them had an easier idea with the concept than others.
But they all were TOO ADORABLE! I have photos of a few of them- I sadly don't have all of them because my camera battery was running low ;-( I know though that some of the other moms have some that they will share :-)

The most popular costume was that of lady bug- we had 3. Here's Sydney
Tori the Pink Poodle
Tinkerbell (aka Livia)
Arggh Pirate Tyler- complete with hat (though not pictured here)
Hot Chick Leah
Spider Austin and Duck Duck Nora
Some of the not featured costumes include an Ewok, Tootsie Roll, and 2 more lady bugs. Yeah, my "dressing up" consisted of me wearing my Salem MA black shirt with a witch silhouette on it (hey, it was "special" in that I don't wear it every day)

And check out these adorable coffins! (seems like an oxymoron doesn't it ;-) And there's some candy inside
Kristen MADE these herself! I am super impressed- she said that she got the directions off the Martha Stewart website and so I found the link to them

I think that Caramel Popcorn is so very Halloween and so that was my contribution, the recipe courtesy of my mother-in-law.

Caramel Popcorn (from my sweet mother-in-law- Lynne)

1/4 c. margarine
1 c. brown sugar
1/2 c. white corn syrup
Bring these 3 three ingredients to boil, then stir in
1/2 can Eagle Brand Milk
cook these to softball stage, remove from heat and add
1/2 tsp. vanilla
3/4/ tsp. baking soda
Pour over popped popcorn (I used 2 microwave bags)

William and I will be going to the scaled back Google Halloween party (given the economic situation) so more fun is to come!