We love this neighborhood! At 6pm, the streets are full of little trick or treaters. So much fun! Nina's bedtime is usually 6:30 and (surprise, surprise!) she decided against her naps yesterday. So she was extra tired, but hey, we can't miss Halloween. The plan was for her to be an eggplant, and we got (and still get) lots of use out of our adorable eggplant hat, but alas, mom was not organized enough to figure out the costume. Last week after Boo at the Zoo, Nina's Cha Cha dug up Kate's bumblebee costume and loaned it to Nina. It worked out great too because it kept her nice and warm. Simon decided against the white face make-up for this go-around so the brown eyeliner was all we needed.
In keeping with our Halloween tradition, we trick or treated with our friends down the street. The kids were giddy and hyper, even before the candy. Isn't that what Halloween's all about? But I think we adults have even more fun chatting with all of the neighbors and taunting and teasing those with the dreaded McCain/Palin signs, while cheering for those with Obama/Biden signs. J is a centipede below. How stinkin' cute is that idea?
This was Nina's and her BFFs first Halloween. They were both so thrilled, as you can see. :)
Now, prepare your eyes for what you are about to see. Mom and Dad went to a Halloween party in the Villages. A lot of people do some sort of "couple" costume so mom and dad decided to go as each other. Mom is wearing one of the meat department frocks from dad's job at the local Winn Dixie supermarket. Please note that she is also sporting not only a mustache, but also dad's legendary "serial killer" smile so often seen in most of our family photos. Dad is wearing a ladies golf skort, too much make-up for even the most beautiful drag queen, and some sort of breast enhancing device. He asked to wear some of mom's pantyhose as well, but mom got a little nervous about his total enthusiasm for the project and had to put her foot down.
Seriously, Dad does seem to be enjoying cross dressing just a tad too much, don't you think? And I'm betting that mom's golf stance is better than that. :)
Hope everyone had a great Halloween!!
3 comments:
BOO-ti-ful!!!!!!!
LOVED every photo! Just the best!
You might have heard Ohio is a "swing" state for this election. In our neighborhood there are lots of signs for McCain and several for Obama. Our neighbor across the street is a big Obama supporter. She turned 40 about a week ago and her husband put up tons of signs in their yard, huge letters spelling "Happy Birthday" with "THE BIG 40" very prominent...he also put in about a dozen McCain signs, in a huge cluster right where the Obama one usually was. It was hysterical. The next day everything was back to normal.
I'm waiting for you and Brian to mimic your parents' performance next year;)
How come your photos of Boo turned out ten times better than mine? Figures. This morning my dad taught M a new phrase: "Palin isn't ready."
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