Halloween was really fun this year. I have to say that pleasant weather, makes it so much more fun. Plus, the kids are at fun ages. Poor David was pretty petrified by the scary guys -especially at the Halloween parade at the school. One helpful kid in Emma's class who was wearing a particularly gross mask came up to David's face making scary noises. That totally cemented his fear. But it also made him snuggly and I liked that part.
We went with a European motif for our Halloween costumes this year. (More by coincidence than original plan) and everyone looked cute, if I do say so myself. Emma wore her famous matador costume and looked as cute as ever. Dad was the bull she fought, but mercifully didn't kill.
Catherine wore a dirndl my parents bought in Austria about 20 years ago and went as Heidi.
Spencer's was the costume I was having the hardest time with. After a neighbor gave us this green dragon costume for David to wear, I decided Spencer should be a knight to go with the dragon. (This was the only costume I made this year.) And in honor of our trip to England this year, he is St. George - the patron saint of England - who fought the lengendary green dragon. Frankly, I didn't expect anyone but an anglofile-Humanities-major to get this one, so we just told everyone he was a knight. Spencer asked if he was "The Dark Knight." Since he's only heard his friend talking about that and really has no idea what it means, I just told him, "sure. What ever makes you want to wear your costume." :)
This was another cute costume. Catherine's teacher this year is Mrs. Merryweather. So she was Merryweather from Sleeping Beauty for Halloween. Loved it.
This was another cute costume. Catherine's teacher this year is Mrs. Merryweather. So she was Merryweather from Sleeping Beauty for Halloween. Loved it.
