skeletons, scarecrows, and red shoes, oh my...

Every year it seems Lauren and Chloe lament the fact that I hardly to anything to decorate for Halloween, blow-up lawn decor and tombstones just haven't been a priority I guess. So this year I tried to redeem myself. We made this skeleton out of eight milk cartons, it was a pain, but turned out kind of cute, in a skeleton-ish sort of way. I only sustained two cuts from the box knife I used. Not thinking I will do anymore of those little devils, plus it took the entire afternoon. I've always wanted to do a scarecrow, so I found the perfect use for one of the twenty Vandal t-shirts Cody owns. He has so much U of I sports gear, no load of wash is complete without something sporting the logo. Not that I mind, I mean I'm a proud Vandal too. The pic is a little fuzzy, but yes his 'head' is a little out of proportion with the body. We just kept stuffing and stuffing, he's a little on the chunky side, but Chloe found him to be quite lovable. It freaked Noah out a bit. A first it was "Daddy?" Then as he reached out to touch him and found he was crunchy and soft Noah kept his distance. Here's Noah with his "There's no place like home" look. He loves these red Dorothy shoes that actually belong to Lauren. Poor fella, he's going to have all these pictures with girly shoes, barrettes in his hair. He just spends too much time with us ladies. Hope L & C feel a bit better about the decor and hope Mr. Vandal doesn't get rained upon too soon!