Scary. Very scary.

When I indicated on my Halloween party invitations that the attire was "Your Spooky Best," I didn't expect much. A silly mask, or maybe a goofy pumpkin sweatshirt. So was I surprised when my guests went above and beyond the call of duty.



First, there's yours truly as Little Red Riding Hood. I chose this costume because it was on sale for $10 at K-mart.



Mark dressed as a dirty old man.



In case you're curious, his t-shirt says, "I Support Cheerleaders." While we were very sad that Crazy Uncle Craig was under the weather and therefore could not join us, having Mark dressed this way was almost like having him at party.



Next we have Mel C as The Queen, with a capital "Q." All night, I couldn't think of who she reminded me of, but it finally came to mind - Cate Blanchette in Elizabeth. We all had fun trying on her wig.



Aunt Phyl was a very cool spider.



And Grandma Pinky was cute bee. She brought the Sewer Man as her date. As we were trick-or-treating, he was checking the condition of the manholes on our street.



Penguinman and Robin also paid us a visit.



And last, but not least, we have a very own little elephant. Lauren was in no mood to have her photo taken last night, so thankfully, Mark had taken some during a much happier time (when the costume arrived in the mail).

Of course, what would be a Halloween party without some spooky decorations and tricky treats?



Cute skeleton plates that I found at the dollar store.



Creepy chandelier.



Eye-petizers.



Pizza mummies!



Pumpkin bundt cake.



Outside, we had carved jack-o-lanterns, of course.



And luminarias lighting the way on the patio.

A few more photos can be seen on Flickr.