Halloween was rather anticlimactic for us. We had, as you may or may not recall, been planning to take the kids out in the late afternoon to go trick-or-treating, before it got too dark and cold. As it turns out, the kids slept like logs from about 4pm to about 9pm. That obviously put a wrench in a bunch of things... like an early, insulin-induced bedtime. Nevertheless, since the kids had costumes, and our neighbors conveniently were hosting a Halloween costume party, we decided to get them dressed up. Oliver was a charm, as always, and wooed the crowd with his smile and clumsy antics. And Lena was in a haze of noncooperation, and toddler obstinacy, and resolutely rejected the notion of having her photo taken, or of even being remotely pleasant. As always.
So here are Cookie-Beard the One-Legged Pirate, and The Monkey Princess.
The Monkey Princess and the hostess.
Twirling with the royal tutu.
Cookie- Beard (and his beard), with his sword (a.k.a. a plastic knife, less likely to impale you even than, say, a bouncy ball)...
... And who hated his hat. (And who also has dried cupcake frosting around his left ear.)
... And who hated his hat. (And who also has dried cupcake frosting around his left ear.)
At least I got more pictures than last year (I only took one last year, and that was of Oliver sleeping in his cow costume... I didn't even get one of Lena). Maybe next year I will get with the programme.
They are awesome! Fully in character. And next year make sure to get pictures of yours and Evan's costumes! For the record.
ReplyDeleteThis is a great post. Thanks so much for sharing, like always.
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