Oh Halloween, how I love you and hate you... how you delight my children in one moment and terrify them the next... how you fill my home with excitement and gore, how you make me fatter even though I swear you won't, how you leave me exhausted while wiring my children, how you charge my creative juices, how you make me laugh and then cringe in disgust. I love you. I hate you.
This is Halloween 2012.
One thing I LOVE about Halloween is that looking back through my kids' costumes is like looking at a memory book of their interests. McKenna discovered and fell in love with Greek mythology this year. This delighted me to no end because mythology always fascinated me too. I was also thrilled that of all of the beautiful and talented heroines to love, she chose Athena--the Goddess of Wisdom.
The BBF Goddesses: McKenna & Kamry
Striking a glamorous goddess pose at the school carnival!
McKenna with friends, Rachel and Lydia, at the Ward Trunk or Treat.
Kyler and I fell in love with this costume idea from Aunt Kari... a nerd zombie that got stabbed to death by pencils. Disturbing? Totally! But this costume turned out to be the best experience for Kyler. Being nerdy and silly was a stretch for him... not really his style. But he got SO much attention from this get-up that he became really proud of it, and began feeling comfortable about getting into the character! Some houses gave him several pieces of candy because they were so impressed with his costume. He thought that was the COOLEST thing ever! He learned that it's more fun to be fun!! He wants to be something really creative next year too!
To appreciate my work, you must see the profile view!
In character? Yes! But he refused to wear a 'Kick Me' sign or have toilet paper coming out of his jeans. I was bummed.
Brady and Kyler
Halloween has become a week-long holiday... that's something I HATE! Carson wore a few costumes this year. (Funny Story: Carson found a bloody ax at the Halloween store which he really wanted, so he excitedly asked me if he could dress up as a MURDERER!!! HATE, hate, HATE!) Carson ended up becoming...
The Vampire!
"Do I dazzle you?" Eat your heart out, Edward!
He also wowed everyone with another of Kari's creations:
FRANKENSTEIN!
Mason, Carson, & Noah
Carson, Christian, & Kyler
Carson dancing his heart out in a Wii competition at the Halloween carnival.
He takes a lot of pride in being a good dancer!
One thing I LOVE about Halloween is the creativity it inspires! My neighbor (who I've wrote about before in my posts) loves Halloween and hands out candy in a different way each year. Trick-or-Treating at her house is like going to an event. You never know what she'll do! This year, her garage was transformed into a haunted dentist office! Haha! Here are her dentistry tools:
Yep... Kyler had a cavity. Open wide!
Carson was too spooked to get his own check-up, but he did get the dentist's treats... toothbrushes and apples! Brilliant... I LOVE it!
Here's the saddest thing of all... I have no pictures of Ashton from Halloween 2012! He refused to wear the TWO darling costumes I had for him! But, he really dug Trick-or-Treating and every morning he comes down asking for his pumpkin bucket (HATE). Well, on to more uplifting holidays! Let the festivities begin!
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