Halloween recap

Marc's parents came down to see the kids in their costumes yesterday afternoon, and this forced me to finally take pictures outside in the daylight. Usually in all the chaos I snap a few quick photos right before the kids leave to go trick-or-treating, indoors, bad lighting, etc. Good grief, you'd think I was a first timer or something.

My little Harry Potter. He wanted to look like Harry Potter, but he certainly did not want to take off his hood or wear a tie. Let's not get crazy. He did, however, want to find more reasons to use the costume makeup, so he decided to darken his eyebrows. By himself.

Max still hadn't decided on a costume until a few days before Halloween. Then he told us he wanted to be a monk. I never know what he'll come up with next. Marc printed him out an illuminated manuscript page so he could pretend to be working on it. I wonder if his choice was influenced by the fact that we recently discovered he can whistle two different notes at once through the big gaps in his mouth. (I had told him that there are certain monks that can sing two notes at once.) It's a very unique talent, let me tell you, and he practices it nonstop, much to my dismay.

If anyone was going to get Eva to wear her hat, it would be Grandma. It worked for a few seconds, but even Grandma can't break her iron will, and she had to take it off again.

As usual, my jack-o-lantern photos turned out blurry. How does anyone manage to do it without a tripod? I'm challenged in this area. But I just had to document Max's haunted house. We spray-painted the pumpkin black.

Jessie brought Bella over to go trick-or-treating. She had very strong feelings against wearing her lion costume. I can see why she would want to forego the hood, but why boycot a long cuddly-soft vest? I guess I was lucky Eva only had problems with her hat.

Jessie and I took all the kids out; the babies were in strollers. I'm sure they were wondering why we were going for a walk in the dark, that was a new experience. We gave them lollipops and treats to keep them occupied, but after about an hour they were overwhelmed by the cold and fatigue, and even the quest for treats was not enough to compensate.

Marc took the boys back out and I got Eva set up with her 3 B's: binkie, blankie, and Blue's Clues.

At that point she was so exhausted I just took off her dress and put her to bed in her black shirt and striped tights. It was a fun day, but I'm exhausted and ready to put Halloween to bed for another year. Click here to see all the photos.