Halloween 2012

Trick or treat!!  While Halloween is far from my favorite holiday, I have to say that it is a lot more fun with kids.  Especially when you have a creative kid who thinks it's a blast to take an old cardboard box and create her own robot (or, in this case her own T-BOT) costume.  When Tori said she wanted to make her own costume this year, I admit that I was less than excited.  With all of the health problems of the last couple of months, I honestly wasn't up to a big project.  Tori took over, though, and did most of the costume herself.  Oh how I love that girl!!  Chewie helped put on the finishing touches with some robot hair and makeup.

Two thumbs up for the final result!  You can't really tell from the picture, but she cut out a slot in the front of the box to which she attached a bag on the backside.  She then used stickers to add the instructions: "Insert Candy Here."

Strike a (robot) pose!

And, of course, we can't take pictures without some silly-face shots.

And then there's Superman.  We even managed to get the signature Clark Kent curl in the middle of the forehead!  I think Aaron liked posing for the pictures almost as much as he liked his new six pack!

The big guns

The smolder

Tough guy (or he just smelled something unpleasant!)

Sweet boy!

Oh, how I love these kids!  Though I had to gimp along in a wheelchair, we had fun trick-or-treating in Liberty Lake.  One memorable moment was when Tori tripped and fell forward, getting stuck like a beetle on it's back!  It was only funny because she wasn't hurt.  Apparently, large cardboard boxes provide a significant buffer when face-planting on concrete!  Some kind teenagers were walking by and helped me get her back on her feet, and the rest of the evening went off without a hitch!