Happy 'wearing-costumes-and-eating-candy-is-normal' day!!

*Fetrina's pumpkins! Bet you can't guess which one is mine :D

 

Today is Halloween :) I'm sure I've mentioned in previous posts how much I enjoy this spooky, fun, silly holiday! Who wouldn't like dressing up as anything you want to be and eating mountains of candy for a good chunk of the day?? Crazy people, that's who. I think I actually enjoy Halloween more as an adult now. Hmm...I bet it's because most of being an adult is pretty lame. For 364 days out of the year, I punch the clock, pay bills, and do boring "adult" chores for a majority of the time, but on Halloween, for just one day I can insert some childhood craziness and fun! Plus, I really like creating clever costume ideas and dressing up! Below is a throwback from last year...my attempt at creating Tippy Hedren from Alfred Hitchcook's The Birds. I didn't end up finding the right suit or blond wig though, so really I just put some birds on it! :) GO PORTLAND!!

 

This year as a nanny, I was able to come to work in costume, which was awesome! Both Jack and Sam were so surprised and recognized me as Buzz Lightyear immediately. Sam stared and smiled at me like he would a character in costume at Disneyland, so cute :) I was Buzz Lightyear for Halloween two years ago, but I knew the boys would recognize and love it.

Double bonus, I only work until 3:00 p.m. today! Sarah is managing to sneak out of work a bit early to get the boys ready for trick or treating this evening. Getting off earlier than normal means that I can make our special time Halloween jazzercise class at 5:30! Costumes preferred! Not sure how many trick or treating kids I will catch when I get home around a quarter to 7:00, but I might see some beforehand :) I'm prepared with candy! My costume for this year is Carmen Sandiego, but since most of the kiddos won't know her, I may save my costume for when we go out on Saturday to celebrate Halloween with friends and be Ginny Weasley, Quidditch champ instead! :) I dressed up as Ginny for the midnight premier of Harry Potter and the Deathy Hollows part 2.