Costumes 2008

I was so smart last November. When the Halloween stuff went on clearance, I bought costumes for the kids. Abbie got a Dora costume, and the boys got Star Wars Jedi costumes. Everything was set for a perfect Halloween.

We took the kids to the zoo for trick or treating tonight. Much to my dismay, all the kids hated their costumes. Mommy swooped in and saved the day with some old dress-up clothes.

Abbie slipped on a pair of wings and a sweatshirt with a butterfly on it. Presto, she's a butterfly.

Tory got a jacket with a skeleton on it, and a tiger mask. Presto, he's a tiger ... skeleton. Yeah, a tiger skeleton.

Ian got a dinosaur sweatshirt and a hat that's a giant dinosaur head. Presto, he's ... well, he's a kid walking around with a dinosaur head on his head. It still counts as a costume for ages 3 and under.

When we arrived at the zoo, Ian refused to wear his dinosaur head, Tory refused to wear his tiger mask, and Abbie insisted on wearing a coat over her butterfly sweatshirt.

We've officially given up on the idea of giving them cute costumes.

P.S. All the fish from yesterday all still alive, but the water is still cloudy from the onslaught of food, so they're not in the clear yet.