This year, Alex and I decided to go as Edward & Bella from Twilight. I think it's fair to say that Alex wasn't entirely thrilled of the idea; playing Edward isn't exactly the most manly of costumes. :) But I absolutely LOVE the movies & the books, and we thought it'd be a popular idea amongst the family, so we decided to run with it. Turns out, we looked pretty close to the real thing. ( See pics!) 
We went to the annual Halloween party at his aunt's house & we had so much fun! Right as we were walking up, every girl there immediately knew who we were. As for the guys....well...they thought Alex looked like Tom Cruise from Risky Business. Our adorable nieces dressed up as Sleeping Beauty & Belle; my sister-in-law came as the Octo Mom; there were pirates, and 1920's flappers; football players and mad scientists. It was a lot of fun! Afterwards, we went over to a family member's home and watched scary movies. I don't love Halloween so much for the scary stuff, but I do think it's a lot of fun to get dressed up!
