Halloween is such an odd holiday. I love the basis for the holiday. All hallows' eve. If only we still dressed like zombies and witches...I feel my zest for the holiday wanes with the happy costumes. We are totally guilty of it at our house. Katie's costumes, especially, are always happy and cute. Last year she was a witch, though a candy corn witch. She was cute. Her dress was a candy corn with an orange bottom, yellow middle and white top. We decorated her black spiky hat with orange, yellow, and white pom poms. This year, Katie wanted to dress in the fifties era, so we made her a poodle skirt. She looked soooo cute. I wanted to bloody her up a bit, but knew that would not go over with her!
Robby dressed like a soccer player one day and a rap artist one day. Tonight to the youth group party he went with the soccer player. No bloody make up for him, either! They both got great treats. My favorite thing about the holiday now is seeing what interesting candy they get.
This year they got nuts and granola bars from people. Given the choice of an orange or a Hersey's, Katie picked the chocolate, but her friend picked the orange! Nice choice, Lexie. No gummy eye-balls this year, but they got a strange lizard in formaldehyde candy. Some people bag their candies in cute little grab bags with bows. Others give out full size candy bars...shocking. At a friend's house, the girls got the entire bowl since there were only three trick or treaters before them!
In a few years, I want to stay home and answer the door to ooh and ahh over all the costumes. In the mean time, I love planning the kids' costumes, even if they aren't scary.
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