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Halloween "The Costumes"

I'm sitting here jumping up and down as the door bell rings. It is almost 8:30 the trick or treaters are still out on a cold, windy, rainy night. Well it just goes to show you that very few things come between kids and candy.

The two younger ones dragged me out trick or treating tonight. They lasted about an hour and half before their toes froze and we headed home. It actually turned out to be fun evening as we caught a glimpse of a double rainbow in the sky moments before Santa gave me a candy cane.

I love Halloween everyones inner weirdo comes out to play.

About a week ago our church had a halloween party on the same night that S.'s school had a haunted house. As a member of peer support S. was able to scare the pants off of other Junior High students. She dressed up as a zombie girl. She came home four dollars richer. She was at the end of the haunted house and more than once was offered money if she would show them the way out.

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With everyone dressed up I actually grabbed these pictures last week. I made A. pose even though he refused to dress up. He is at the age that he is too cool for costumes.

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Al. actually designed and made this costume herself. She made the skirt out of Duct Tape. I really enjoyed watching her creativity thrive. I also think she makes a very cute zebra.

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This is H.'s I've got a gun and I'm going to use it pose. Pretty scary, right?

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Here are all the monsters. Together!

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They're a little bit nuts but they're mine and I love them.

Happy Halloween Everyone!

Comments

I like S's shirt. A is the scariest one of them all. Awesome, Al! Project Runway, here she comes! Totally scary pose, H. Cute, er, I mean, scary kids.

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