So, we have a bizarre little tradition in our family: every year around Halloween, we make shrunken heads. Out of apples. Macabre? Yes. But lots of fun. The kids always look forward to it (almost as much as their Mommy does!) and spend weeks watching their "heads" shrivel, waiting for the day they get to add all the creepy features. Without further ado, then, I introduce Asher's vampire, Isabel's fairy princess, and Abram's Quasimodo: