I missed Halloween last year. That sucked majorly. You may remember, though, that I was at a conference that was held at DISNEY WORLD and that The Husband and Girl joined me the day after Halloween. That part rocked.
However, I did miss the actual day of costume (complete with Girl being squeezed into same tiger costume 2 years in a row - that was slightly sad. Glad I missed that part.)
This year, we had two new costumes. (Boy is going to be brainwashed into wanting to be a tiger next year, if all goes as planned.) It was going to be great!
Girl could not have been more enthused about her costume, none other than Mermaid.
Boy could not be more enthused about his Elmo bag a.k.a Davy Crockett hat.
Actually, he was a freaking Ewok. How perfect was that? I mean, hello, THE BOY HAS AN EWOK CORE.
The Ewok head gear made the outfit but, dude, Boy would not keep it on. I estimate he spent approximately 20 seconds in the head gear, total, for the night. (It was placed on his head approximately 100 times.)
Of course, I felt compelled to dress up as well to our neighborhood Halloween block party. But as what? I queried my FB posse and had one awesome suggestion: Zombie Cheerleader. How perfect! Why, I had a uniform in my closet! Saved just for one future Halloween! Just like scores of my old clothes that could only be worn as Halloween costumes! All I needed was a scary face. Done!
So, I put on my best scary face and terrified the neighborhood children.
The Husband went as himself, to which I cheered: L-A-M-E!
(He rejected my last-minute suggestion as Sumo Wrestler - I wanted to put him in a big cloth diaper so badly.)
Mermaid and Ewok had a certified blast trick-or-treating, Ewok even saying something that sounded like "Trick-or-Treat" and then "Thank you, bye!" In Ewok, of course.
i can't believe how grown-up your daughter looks all of a sudden!
Posted by: slouchy | Sunday, November 01, 2009 at 07:34 PM
I really badly want to comment on all the fun and the great costumes and, OMG, KC was a cheerleader, but all I can focus on is...
When the HELL did your daughter get so old? She's changed into a girl instead of a toddler. She's gorgeous too.
Posted by: Stimey | Sunday, November 01, 2009 at 07:34 PM
ADORABLE.
The V-meister would have totally coveted that mermaid costume. Sparkly!
And I love that last picture with you in it. The look on your son's face is like, "Please don't make me pose with her."
Posted by: rimarama | Sunday, November 01, 2009 at 08:13 PM
Stimey is so right. The Girl is ginormous and gi-gorgeous. The boys wouldn't wear their Fett helmets either. Something about not being able to see. What-ev!
Now let's get to the bottom of this infantalism fetish you've got for the huz...
Posted by: Manic Mommy | Sunday, November 01, 2009 at 08:43 PM
God your kids are GORGEOUS.
Posted by: flutter | Sunday, November 01, 2009 at 09:52 PM
At least your battle is with head coverings - ours is with jackets and hats and mittens - and really anything other than a normal layer of clothes...
They do look great in their costumes thoguh!
Posted by: AJU5's Mom | Monday, November 02, 2009 at 09:59 AM
VERY cute!!!
My Storm Trooper would not wear his helmet ever, either. they just do that so you have to explain what they are at every single door.
Posted by: inthefastlane | Tuesday, November 03, 2009 at 07:05 PM
So cute!!!
Posted by: Kyla | Wednesday, November 04, 2009 at 09:47 AM
Both a little girl and a boy looking very cute. Their costumes are nice. Thanks for sharing their nice pictures here.
Posted by: grüner tee | Thursday, November 05, 2009 at 07:45 AM