Why Did The Starfish Cross The Road?

To get some more candy from strangers- duh. Trick or Treat!

I can’t believe Halloween is here already, the leaves are showing off something fierce around these parts and I’m already missing them when they fall, probably in the next few days or so. I know- enjoy the moment, I try, but that’s how I roll. Staring at the leaves and already sad that they will soon depart. We are definitely at our peak here in VA. and just in time for Halloween. My big idea was for T and G to be sea creatures together based on G’s love of mermaids (ok, her love of Ariel) and T’s obsession with starfish which first found its roots at the Baltimore Aquarium where I had a helluva time prying him off the glass tanks full of starfish so that other kiddos might get a peek. We took a little stroll around Old Town Alexandria last Saturday and did a bit of trick-or-treating at the “Boo-tiques”.

T was very proud of his starfish even though its face oddly resembles Liza Minnelli- said starfish will forever be known as “Liza Starfish”. For some reason the little ladies in their tiny hometown sewing studio in Abilene, Tx. (where my mom lives) took it upon themselves to give this starfish bowler hats for eyes and a “Cabaret” ready lip. I don’t know, I kind of love it, it’s just so random.

I mean look at this thing! Those eyes and those lips- this starfish has got some serious moxie. 

G’s mermaid was handmade by a talented seamstress I found on etsy. She is a big fan of her swishy tail.

Quick- call Tom Hanks, there’s a mermaid on the loose!

I say T was proud because yesterday when I attempted to dress him up for his preschool Halloween celebration, he flat out refused to wear Liza Starfish throwing her downstairs to lie in the bowels of our messy basement among the piles of dirty clothes. Poor Liza, she does have a way of wearing on people. We’ll see if he has a change of tune on Halloween, but for yesterday it was a quick change into a makeshift Firefighter costume, thankfully we had a random hat and coat lying around, throw on some rain boots and black pants and- done.

We are off to the woods this weekends with some friends to take in some nature, hayrides, costume parades, home cooking (via the little lodge we are staying at) and lots of good wine and charades in our cabin post baby bedtimes. Cannot wait. It will be so nice to get out of our routine, hang with pals and get the kids outside even if it is supposed to be cold.

What are you all up to for Halloween? Dressing up? Halloween parades and the like? The fact that we didn’t make it to a corn maze this season is kind of killing me. Not exactly a huge issue but somehow, for me- it is. I’m going to try to squeeze in a visit on our way out of town tomorrow. Can’t ever get enough of all this fall festival ridiculousness. Only one day more and the clock is ticking…

Happy Halloween.

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