Halloweakness

Oh my god, yes, I totally took them both out Trick or Treating. I am so bad at parenting, I can't even do being awful at it correctly. The truth is, I flove Halloween. I love all holidays but Halloween is my second favorite. I love costumes, making and wearing them. Sewing for Halloween is what started me on my current passion for sewing things for my kids. I love candy because, well, duh. And I do love my children, even if they are extremely irritating sometimes.

Also it was not as cold as I had anticipated and really, I didn't spend a month making pirate costumes for no one to tell me how awesome they look. Which is pretty awesome because have you seen them? Awesome.

Originally it was just going to be the next door neighbors' place. Then it was maybe around the block. NO crossing streets. Then is was, OK we'll just go over to that house with all the awesome decorations. Did you know a lot of people in my neighborhood like to decorate? Because I am not a total pushover, we didn't go as far as we could have and we definitely skipped a few houses like the ones with minimal decor and/or Romney signs. In my head, they were giving out bootstraps anyways. Calder didn't care. He was getting enough attention and loot to stay happy and he's finally gotten beyond that whole charing into people's houses thing. Actually, he was quite well mannered, saying "Chrick or Chreet", "Saaank you", and " Happy Halloween!" to every person who answered a door, only pausing to delicately pick one piece of candy from the proffered bowl and then asking for one for Wren....

... who was sitting in the wagon almost the entire time. She did get out to knock on a few doors and was intrigued by the yard decors but after she got startled by a motion-activated ghost she stuck with me by the sidewalk. And of course, since her brother was delivering the candy directly to her rolling throne, there was no need for the Pirate Queen to get off it. Plus, not walking around provided her with more time to sneak candy while I was occupied with Calder. Girl has a passion for dumdums. By the time we got home, Wren had consumed one wrapper, stick and all.

I didn't take too many pictures because it was impossible. No shutter speed is fast enough for two sugared up children. It was easier getting tights on the boy than it was to take one photograph where they were both looking at me. One lady kindly offered to take a family picture.

Unfortunately that's the only full length shot I have of me in MY costume, Laura Ingalls. Like, I said, I love Halloween costumes. I even wore that to work despite the business casual dress code because, hey, it is a dress and also, I have totally run out of effs to give about what people think of me there. Still, I think it was well received. During lunchtime, I was wandering around the Loop looking for somewhere to buy some pie and a guy asked it he could hug me. That was weird. I guess he must really like cute pioneers in glasses.