Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit were the inspiration for the Harper family costumes this year...
Galadriel, Arwen, Frodo, Smaug the Dragon, and Gandalf
Frodo, the Hobbit. Complete with creepy hairy feet. His bag has the one ring to rule them all on it (which incidentally I neglected to print in mirror image so it would show correctly once ironed on... then I am pretty sure I ironed it on upside down, but who's keeping track anyway?).
Galadriel, the lovely elf... her elf ears made it a little hard for her to hear, but helped her look oh, so authentic. Her bag says (in Elvish and English) "The world is changed. I feel it in the water, I feel it in the earth, I smell it in the air." and has a drawing of Galadriel's flower symbol.
**What were you for Halloween this year?