Werewolf Attack, 2011!!
We took Zooey downtown this weekend for the annual trick-or-treating extravaganza. The merchants stand outside and hand out candy, and the kids go from shop to shop until they have a veritable mountain of candy in their bags. This was the first year that Zooey was really aware of what was going on. Especially the principle of "Say slogan, receive candy."
Here she is, practically beside herself, and we haven't even gotten out of the house yet. ("Costume!! Candy!! Costume!!")
She makes for a very scary (and fabulous!) werewolf.
I love this one. By the way, Nick took all of these pictures, so if you're wondering why the quality is so much better than usual, that'd be why!
She was intensely interested in the other trick-or-treaters. Thankfully, she wasn't quite old enough to be spooked by some of the freakier costumes. (This is Lawrence, after all. Freaky is our bread and butter.)
Scoping out the candy haul.
At one point Zooey bolted from the line and made a beeline for this merry-go-round. We kept trying to lure her away with the promise of more candy, but she would not be deterred until she had ridden each one of the horses.
This last one's kind of blurry, but I'm including it to show what the full outfit looks like. The big red bow up by the ear? I sewed that on. Also the heart patch on the knee. Cause werewolves can be fancy, too.
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1 Thomas said November 8, 2011 at 10:19 a.m.
Wow...first off, that is quite possibly the coolest costume I've seen. Love the wolf-head hat/hood thing...and the torn flannel shirt and patched pants are awesome. Also, kudos to Nick, those are very high-quality pictures. How was the Mass St. extravaganza this year? Not as chaotic as it seems it might be? Karen, her eyes are amazing! That third picture down is downright adorable...and, once again, I've found myself using terminology that I typically don't use....EVER! It's really amazing to see her growing up. Keep 'em coming!
2 Karen said November 8, 2011 at 11:39 p.m.
Thanks, Thomas! Yeah, I absolutely loved the outfit, too. She was a big hit with all the downtown vendors. Doesn't hurt when you're trying to get extra candy, right? As for the extravaganza as a whole, it was wacky and weird like usual but not totally out of hand. We saw some GREAT costumes. One guy (a grown-up) was dressed as a beer bottle, and there was a teenaged girl who had an incredibly elaborate Day of the Dead outfit on (complete with the traditional skeleton make-up). She was my favorite. Can't wait till we can get our kids together! Maybe they can wear their costumes next time you come out and we can have an off-season Halloween party. Or something. :D
3 Thomas said November 9, 2011 at 8:52 a.m.
I certainly hope this June wedding thing works out. I know if all of us can't go, I'm going to try to bring Christopher with me as I think he would be totally stoked to ride on an airplane! And we'll certainly have to get the kids on a "play date" (is this what those are called?)...I think they'd get along swimmingly. I have to call you by the way. You'll be hearing from me before Sunday.