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Halloween 2.0.1.5.

Halloween.
My favorite holiday.
This year life was so hectic with stuff, 
our group costume didn't work out.
Oh, but just you wait for next year....


but here is what we came up this time around!

Lucy as Bat Girl
Did you know the original and comic book Bat Girl had red hair?
Perfect.


Audrey really really REALLY wanted to be the Mad Hatter.
 So I went to town and made her a crazy coat and bow tie and she picked out a tiny top hat. 


The pensive side of Wolverine

I don't know if Chester will be anything BUT a super hero for Halloween. I found this at Goodwill for 99 cents after he told me he wanted to be Wolverine! The moment I saw it on the rack I kept shaking my head in disbelief....is that what I think it is? it's gold and blue...is it? IS IT? 
YES!!!
I did it, I am the best Mom ever!
It's a rare feeling nowadays.

Henry is always a little nervous to dress up. 
So, here he is as Dr. Pepper.
I made the doctor smock with a clear plastic pocket to 
hold the pepper in.

Getting ready for surgery.

The kids went separately with friends this year, we were all just blocks apart though. We stuck with Chester and his friend William.
The street down from Mesa Elementary was like a party, it was great!

The house where you can choose your full sized bar or bag.
Hit of the year!( well, every year really)

We got everyone home by 9 pm, ate tons of candy and watched 
Hotel Transylvania.


These were some of the bar graphs the kids made with their candy Sunday morning. Along with hourly counts.
Henry won this year with 134 pieces of candy.
I helped take down the Reese's total.

From left to right jack o' lanterns:
Lucy, Henry, Audrey, and Chester.
Happy Halloween!


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