It’s been two years since we’ve had a homeschool All Saints Eve party, but this year it was announced on Oct 20 that we were starting up the tradition again. I spent Friday and Saturday sewing costumes, which turned out pretty well. Maria was St. Bernadette, Johnathan was St. Anthony, Alexander was St. Michael, and Joseph was St. Juan Diego. Maria and John slipped out the door before I could get a picture of them, but here are the little boys:
![all-saints-eve1 Daniel thought Joseph's makeup was really interesting. ("What is it with you people in the last week? First Sarah makes her eyes really strange and now you have black on your face!")](http://sarah.frederes.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/all-saints-eve1.jpg)
Daniel thought Joseph’s makeup was really interesting. (“What is it with you people in the last week? First Sarah makes her eyes really strange and now you have black on your face!”)
![all-saints-eve2 I made my first pleat on Alex's bottoms, and it turned out pretty well.](http://sarah.frederes.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/all-saints-eve2.jpg)
I made my first pleat on Alex’s bottoms, and it turned out pretty well.
![all-saints-eve3 all-saints-eve3](http://sarah.frederes.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/all-saints-eve3.jpg)
![all-saints-eve4 Daniel was a lion from Noah's Ark. This costume I didn't make.](http://sarah.frederes.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/all-saints-eve4.jpg)
Daniel was a lion from Noah’s Ark. This costume I didn’t make.
![all-saints-eve5 all-saints-eve5](http://sarah.frederes.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/all-saints-eve5.jpg)
![all-saints-eve6 He found the mane a little annoying](http://sarah.frederes.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/all-saints-eve6.jpg)
He found the mane a little annoying.
![all-saints-eve7 But that](http://sarah.frederes.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/all-saints-eve7.jpg)
But that’s OK, because he has a mane of his own!
![all-saints-eve10 all-saints-eve10](http://sarah.frederes.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/all-saints-eve10.jpg)
![all-saints-eve8 When we got home, everybody dived into their candy. Maria didn't like caramel apples, so she gave hers to me.](http://sarah.frederes.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/all-saints-eve8.jpg)
When we got home, everybody dived into their candy. Maria didn’t like caramel apples, so she gave hers to me.
![all-saints-eve9 Chewy pieces of candy are a good way to lose teeth.](http://sarah.frederes.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/all-saints-eve9.jpg)
Chewy pieces of candy are a good way to lose teeth.