Halloween 2008

The neighborhood Halloween parade was last night. This little girl wore her dad's costume from 22 years ago. Her mom added the pink bows to help in gender recognition.

My gf M and family dressed up as devils. They are good Episcopalians, btw. Costumes just for fun!

LO's math teacher is quite the seamstress. Her granddaughter, the butterfly, has placed in the contest every year. We awarded her last night, too.

The fellow with the gold face got first place in "storybook characters." We mistakenly called him the Statue of Liberty, but alas, he was Apollo. I guess the Statue of Liberty would have a green face. Whatever. His costume was simple, but elegant.

Another gf and I were judges and we gave Recycling Man an award in "most original."

Three brothers dressed as the Three Musketeers. They also won in "Storybook."

Not sure what the girl in white was, but she placed in "Prettiest."

Aww.

The little witch in purple shares my first name. She did not want compete in "Scariest" as she is a pretty witch. Needed a more rustic broom, though.

The girl in the coffin was the best costume overall. Her coffin hung from straps over her shoulders. The legs in the coffin are only a stuffed pair of tights. Her real legs are walking around under the skirted coffin. Ingenious! Notice the raven perched on her knee.

We used to get the same cop every year, but he has been promoted out of the parade beat. :) This guy mingled with the kids, handing out candy. He did a great job leading the parade. Lights, yes. Siren, no. It makes the babies cry.

A good night overall. We had far fewer participants this year. Possible reasons: Halloween being on a Friday this year, some parents ditched the kid thing to attend parties of their own. Also the biggest HS football game of the year was last night. Whatever the reason, I hope it picks back up next year.