Something the kids enjoy doing at Halloween almost as much as trick-or-treating is going through the boxes of costumes I've acquired, (mostly from costumes my mom has made through the years, but also a few I've just collected), and trying everything on. It doesn't matter what size or gender, it is a crazed identity swap. They do so much giggling and goofing that I hope it ends up being a memory they look back on with fondness. Their real costumes this year ended up being Darth Vader-Will, Witch-Jessa, and a Ballerina Dragon-Emily. My mom made this dragon costume for Will when he was a toddler and Jessa wore it the year it fit her as well. This year is was Emily's turn. The tutu, (and pink tennis shoes), came as an attempt to distinguish her from a boy dragon. Even after I was sure it was pretty darn obvious that this was a little GIRL dragon, one poor, thoughtless man could not put the pieces together. I'm curious what he must've thought that tutu was all about then? Ahh well. . . Our pumpkins this year were kindof a little of this and a little of that. We planted pumpkins in our garden, like we do every year, but because our summer was super ultra wet, it seemed the garden was in almost a constant state of flooding. That took a toll on our pumpkins and we ended up with really only one "good" one. The rest we picked up at the Farmer's Market one Saturday. Will wanted Dad to carve a scared face on his. Jessa wanted to do her own face with a marker. When I saw her end end result I was really suprised. For being 4 years old, I thought she did awesome! Emily was content to have Dad draw a smiley face on hers. The photo of the kids sitting next to the intricately carved face on a pumpkin is the artistic work of my very talented father-in-law. 