Halloween

Here's what we looked like this year! Old friends of ours invited us to a party, and we had a really nice time. Half an hour before we left, we (the grownups) decided to dress up. Jeff went as a chaotic camper. You should have seen all the gear hanging off of his pack. (It was pretty funny since his packing style for camping is anything but chaotic.) I had my mom's Raggedy Ann costume that she made for herself when I was five or so, and I wore it to be a rag doll.

Two or three years ago, I found this race car driver costume on clearance after Halloween at Gymboree. I said to myself, "Jonathan is always going to like cars." So I knew he'd love to wear it someday when he got big. It was a little too long, so I hemmed it up for this year. Jeff borrowed the helmet, which Jonathan thought was amazing.

Grace was a pumpkin and wore the hat that Jonathan wore when he was a baby. I should note that my sister, who LOVES Halloween, did not approve of the costume. She thought I needed to bedazzle it. I don't feel strongly about Halloween and did not worry about it. (She also does not think that Grace wears hair bows often enough.) Sorry, sis! Grace wore the only costume that cost any money this year: $3 for the orange shirt and $1 for the leggings. (Jonathan's shirt and pants from his babyhood were too big for her.) I thought she looked cute, despite the lack of glitter.

When we got home from our party, Jeff and Jonathan did just a few minutes of trick-or-treating on our street while I put Grace to bed. The weather was perfect, and it was a really fun evening.