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It's been another successful Hallowe'en in the Zed household. We had 150 kids come to the door. The very first one was an adorable toddler in a Star Trek uniform. There were also, according to the Sweetie who did candy duty, lots and lots of zombies. I think Ros' babysitter gets the biggest sacrifice for a costume award for going as the Paper Bag Princess, wearing a giant leaf bag with bare arms and legs. Let's just say it wasn't that warm a night.

Ros decided at the last minute that she wanted to be a woman from China, and fortunately she and the Sweetie managed to score a very nice cheung sam at Value Village in her size. For seven bucks. I jazzed it up with chopsticks in her hair.

A more impish Ros.

And Ros pointing out her homemade banners on our door. (I think she has a career in abstract expressionism in her future.)

On her own, Ros also decided that our Chinese lions out front needed some Hallowe'en decorations. She created (quite disturbing) coloured teeth for them, and bought them masks from the dollar store.

I was unwise enough to mention I'd seen someone do a pumpkin of the Grumpiest Cat in the World to Ros, so she insisted that's what we had to do this year. If you're not familiar with the Grumpy Cat, here he is.

And here's my attempt at capturing him in pumpkin. Not my best, I'm afraid. Our pumpkin was stupidly thick this year, so my attempt at creating subtle thin lines was barely visible.