Disneyland then and now...Halloween then and now...I think I have a theme going on here. Actually, now that I'm blogging it's too fun to resist going back and reviewing former adventures in our posts. Rewind with me now to 2004. One of the only coordinated costumes ever, and Megan and Jeran picked it out themselves. It wasn't a stretch to make Megan Lilo, and back then Jeran was Stitch...every bit of him! There were days we hunted for the off switch!
Also 2004. Nate was the Red Power Ranger. He only wore the mask for the picture because it bothered his face. In the school parade picture from the same year he wasn't wearing the mask. Isn't that how it goes?
Fast forward to 2008. Jeran is Indy! He was good, and the best part of the costume is the whip! The scruffy beard was a nice touch too even though you can't see it that well in the picture. My kiddos are getting to old to hang out with mom all night (sigh). Jeran went to a friend's house and went trick-or-treating with him. Nate decided he wasn't going trick-or-treating this year, because apparently 12 is too old. Other moms have told me after one year of being "too old" they're back at it again when they're 13, and I think that's what will happen with Nate. He got to "dress up" for school. His costume consisted of neon blue hair spray. He looked like one of the Blue Men, but we didn't get a picture before he washed it all off. He dressed up as a monster for Halloween and sat on the front porch. When we got one street away, his friend was outside their house doing the same thing. He hopped the fence to our street to scare Nate, but Nate saw him hiding behind the Durango in the driveway (so he says) and wasn't scared. They took turns manning the porch and going to neighbor's houses to load up on candy. About 8:30 Nate called wanted to catch up with us, so he left the candy on the porch and we told him where to meet us. We were just getting ready to go to a haunted house in our neighborhood...they do an amazing job...a little too amazing if you ask me. I was brave enough to take Nate 2 years ago, but was really, really hoping I didn't have to go back. Right then the older brothers of one of the friends we were with showed up (in nothing but speedos and goggles...they're on the water polo team) and took all the kids. Turns out Nate and older boys were the only ones to go through the haunted house. Joie and Sabrina said, "We heard that chainsaw start up and decided to wait out front!" Megan, who had split off with another friend and her dad earlier ended up at the same haunted house and also didn't go all the way through, but from the middle they actually turned around and ran out the front. It was a fun night! Oh, and Tim missed the whole thing because he had a swing shift that night. Bummer!
Megan, her friend Camille, Joie, and her friend Sabrina...a.k.a. punk rocker, Dorothy, Vampire's daughter, and the snow princess.
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2004 was just everyones year! What a cute Lilo and Stitch they made.
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