Friday, October 31, 2008

Funkweiler vs. the Trick-or-Treaters

Sammie and I were excited for Hallowe'en this year. Last year was our first time passing out candy to trick or treaters and we thought it was a lot of fun to see the costumes and meet the neighbors. This year, I was soaking in the bathtub as the trick-or-treaters started to ring our doorbell. When I came out of the bathroom, Sammie's Funkweiler gear was suspiciously on the bed with a few key pieces missing. I went downstairs and, sure enough, there was Funkweiler--black afro wig and 70s polyester shirt--passing out candy to trick or treaters. It was fun to open the door and see the look on the kids' faces when they saw Funkweiler. But soon that wasn't enough. He started swinging open the door and yelling "boo!" That got some good scares. But it still wasn't enough. Sammie's creative (perverse?) mind never rests. He'd had enough of treats and decided to try some tricks. The next doorbell ringer was 20-month-old Isabel from our ward, with her parents, our good friends, Adam and Lauren. Funkweiler swung the door open and waited for Isabel to say "Trick or Treat!" When she finally did, after a few false starts and much prompting from her parents, Funkweiler pulled the water bottle from behind his back and sprayed it in Adam's face, yelling "Trick!" All three trick-or-treaters collapsed, two in laughter, one in tears.
Adam didn't cry for long, though.

5 comments:

Bekah said...

Take the word "gear" OUT of the sentence where you're talking about leaving the bathtub. THAT is what I thought I just read. Good thing I went back and re-read it! :) And I thought this blog was G-rated!

Unknown said...

Those were umm... tears of laughter... or something.

Julie Markham said...

I've missed your posts! So glad you came back with something great. I'll remember that the next time I knock on your door...

Martha said...

Yeah for another post! I wish we could have trick-or-treated to you guys (or at all--I had to work). Did you dress up at all? Or were you the crazy neighbor who answers the door in a bathrobe and hair in a towel?

catharooni said...

i love the continual reminders that you married the best possible man for you ... rock on funkweiler!!