andrew and i returned from our little trip to the caribbean just in time to enjoy halloween as a family. this year, stella chose her costume. after watching hocus pocus, which she hilariously calls "pocus pocus pocus," she decided classic was how she was going to play this game. alas, we've had ourselves a little witch running about casting spells on us for about a week or so. i have been turned into both a unicorn and a rock. but because stella strives for originality, she insisted that an ordinary witch would not do, thus the laughing witch was born. so we painted her little face emerald green and listened to her sweet cackle for strangers that coaxed her with their sugary treats.
and theodore. oh my word. he was all set to be a tiny, innocent turtle but as soon as andrew got home that changed real quick. he scooped our darling boy up with one arm, whisked him away to our bedroom, and thus emerged a fierce one year mutant ninja turtle clad in arm, knee and a band. this was one hard-core turtle, friends. i had never seen anything so darn cute in all my life. i think i spent the rest of the evening kissing his chubby ninja turtle cheeks and squealing in a high-pitched mama voice, "you are the sweetest little turtle, yes you are!" lesson: dads know how to halloween. and what do you suppose our ninja turtle baby did when we got home? ate candy? nope. he fell asleep on our bed and slept through the whole darn holiday. i secretly wished i could have joined him for the evening.
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