1. Candy overload that starts everyone's immune systems on a path of destruction leading to months of perpetual sickies.
2. Dressing up. I mean, who am I going to be? Rosanne Barr? The girl from Hairspray? Ursula from The Little Mermaid? Right. Not that exciting. I'm sure as heck not going to put buns on my head and wear all white and pretend I can pull off Princess Leia. It's just not right. So there's that.
3. It isn't just one night anymore...in fact, we got dressed up for co-op, piano, trunk or treat, a fantastic party by our friends the Wilcox's and actual Halloween...AND we skipped a party we were invited to on November first because we just didn't have any dress up left in us. No more! I'm not exaggerrating, these were FIVE events on different days from each other all of which required makeup for the girls, colored hair spray and what, when we get home at 10pm crashing from a sugar binge we have to BATHE the kids, wash and DRY their hair or they'll slime around in hair dye colors and mascara all night. AWFUL. Such a chore. Please can we just go trick-or-treating one year like the good ol' days?
That said, I do like getting excited with the kids about their costumes. Ruby wanted to be Little Red Riding Hood and I made her a cap and the rest was pretty simple, just wore a black dress under with tights and a basket in hand. Alice wanted to be a Ninja until I had a friend selling off her old homemade costumes and I bought a black cape which led Alice to want to be a Vampire. Easier! So she was super cute wearing all black and lots of makeup. Betsey wanted to be a butterfly, a unicorn or a mermaid depending on what day it was, but I saw a deal on a mermaid costume and went for it. she was happy as long as she had makeup on. For all my girls that is always all that really matters.
I went to Target and found this $5 solution to my costume woes. Yesssssss. I always wear kitty ears, paint whiskers on my face and go as a kitty wearing all black with a scarf hanging out of my pants as a tail. So this is kind of the same idea, only I'm a devil and it's still easy and not too bah humbuggy.
Chris, the holiday decorator, is Mr. Fancy Pants again...the girls just love the decorating!
Mermaid with two black eyes. Listen people...this isn't about looking like a Mermaid its about doing whatever makes Betsey happiest...
"Rainbow Hair."
All three are princesses to me.
Well maybe Alice isn't because she is really working her mean face here and I'm convinced.
Okay...I'm terrified.
Leo missed out on most of the fun, staying home with babysitters or mommy...here he was off to bed, but we threw on his hat for a quick pic.
All four of my babies.
Little Rylan in his homemade lion costume that totally matched the one I bought that my friend made...two little lion's at co-op!