...Second party Andrew wore a goatee, but by the next party he protested the itchy little bothersome fur, so after much coaxing I drew a goatee on his chin. We won 3rd place in the costume contest. Zach was the scary skeleton, part of a mystery we were solving.
...By Halloween day, Andrew absolutely refused to be Shaggy anymore (can you blame him, when it's not such a fun costume for a 9-yr-old?), so we bribed Zachary to take his place - McDonald's, anyone?
Little Fred! Zach actually loved dressing as Fred and even wanted to dress as him again today! I let him wear the shirts, but told him the yellow ascot would stay in the costume box.
Shaggy - er, I mean - Andrew dressed as Darth Vader.
I tried to encourage all the kids to use those push-in parts like Xander's (so easy!), but kids love a carved pumpkin - even if it means Mom (or Dad) does most of the work! At least Andrew was able to carve most of his, and I did Ellie's just to hurry things along as it was getting late on a school night. I placed candles in them on Halloween, but the darn Wyoming wind just wouldn't let them be! Battery-operated candles next year for sure!
Andrew and Elizabeth got to dress up at school. It was a cold, windy day!
Ellie grabbed a quick costume for an October B-day party she was invited to. It's actually her "Super Elizabeth" suit that Andrew helped me design a few years ago.
Zach and Xander dressed up for library story time "Trick or Treat."
