Halloween 2010

Ok, I'm having some camera issues. As in my battery died and I haven't purchased a new one. And Bob's little camera died. And his big camera is a pain in the neck to haul around for quick shots. Thus, I have almost no real pictures of my kids this Halloween. This one from Bob's cell phone may honestly be the best shot I have. :( Ellie wanted to be a rainbow horse. By this point during trick-or-treating, she'd shoved off the hood of her sweatshirt (which features a colorful mane) and well, her hair is not as groomed as I'd prefer. But she glued the gems on and thought she looked marvelous. You can't see her cool felt mane, tail or the "hooves" over her hands and feet, but she was a happy "sparkly, princess rainbow horse."

Jack wanted to be Thomas Edison. I'm not joking. Why Edison? As an antidote to Jack's tendency to give up after he fails once, I started joking with him about light bulbs and Edison's famous comment that he didn't fail 10,000 times, he just found 9,999 ways not to make a light bulb (or something like that.) My point was never give up. Jack ate it up. What you can't see here is the part of his hat that is a white balloon. Basically, he wore a suit with a name tag that read, "Thomas A. Edison, Inventor," and the light bulb hat. Kids were completely mystified as to what superhero he was. Adults tended to nearly double over in laughter. Next year, he wants to be grass. Or Leonardo Da Vinci. (Thank you, Magic Tree House series...)

Robbie...poor, poor Robbie. I had grand plans to make him Mickey Mouse. However, life intervened and one day, he found Jack's old train dress-up stuff and well, he's hardly taken it off since. So, if you asked him what he was for Halloween, he'd say, "choo choo man." It worked. They got candy. I'm glad Halloween: The Season is over.

I'm already dreading what I'm going to have to come up with for Mr. Da Vinci next year.