Hallowe'en

[przed]

In spite of some rain, it was a good Hallowe'en. Ros went as Violet from The Incredibles. (Not that she's a fan of the movie, but one of her best friends at Taekwando was going as Violet to their Hallowe'en party a couple of weeks ago and they wanted to go in matching costumes.

Here's my little superhero tonight:


Ros and I carved our pumpkin this year.

After looking at a bunch of pics online, Ros decided she wanted a Hello Kitty pumpkin. I drew the pattern, and she carved the pumpkin. Well, all of it except the fiddlier bits.

Comments

[dawnebeth.livejournal.com]

So cute! Demelza went as Mrs. Incredible one year and I used the costume the next.

[przed.livejournal.com]

We're hoping Ros might get an extra year out of the costume, but there's no way I'd ever fit in it. *g*

[moth2fic.livejournal.com]

Great costume and pumpkin!
Jamie went to a local authority 'extravaganza' in the park - combined hallowe'en party, fun fair and early bonfire night with fireworks - the mind boggles and I haven't had a report yet. He was last seen wearing a wonderful sweater that was mostly a character from Monsters Inc, trying to decide which character from Plants v Zombies would be best for the pumpkin. My only contribution to the day was a packet of chocolate spiders and beetles.

[przed.livejournal.com]

Oooh, sounds like a brilliant extravaganza! And Jamie's sweater sounds fab. (One of my fave memories is the time our flight into London got bumped and we ended up flying in on Nov. 5, just after dusk and watching all the fireworks lighting up the sky.)

BTW, a million apologies for missing your birthday. I was determined to get something up for it, and then I was just still not quite up for being online. (I'm quite ready for this year to be over, TBH. 2014 will, I hope, be less fraught.) I hope you had a good one.

[moth2fic.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the belated wishes! I wasn't really online myself - it was in the middle of my computer problems and they almost spoilt the day but my daughter and husband did a spectacular rescue job with support, gifts and a meal out, so in the end it was good!

Firework night is always very special, but I rather wish we could copy the French attitude to firework displays and move it to the summer! Yes, I know the date would be wrong in terms of the origins but that's true of a lot of festivals.

[gilda-elise.livejournal.com]

Great costume—and what a great pumpkin! I hope Ros did well on her quest for candy. :-)

[przed.livejournal.com]

The quest for candy was indeed successful. There will be enough to last for quite a while. (Aiieee!)

[miwahni.livejournal.com]

Ros looks so cute! Love the pumpkin too. As a resident of the antipodes I'm not totally conversant with the whole Halloween thingy but Ros is rocking the theme totally.

[przed.livejournal.com]

Hallowe'en was totally my fave holiday as a kid. You get to dress up, run around with your friends and shake the neighbours down for candy. What's not to like. *g*

There's a ton of kids in our area, and lots of people decorate, so it makes it extra fun now.

[halotolerant.livejournal.com]

Aw, it's a cute pumpkin! *g*

[przed.livejournal.com]

Thanks! I was just happy when people recognized it was Hello Kitty. :D

[msmoat.livejournal.com]

Whoa, she is really getting into the proper spirit of that costume!

Wow, and I am very impressed with your pumpkin! Well done both of you.

Yay for Halloween fun!

[przed.livejournal.com]

Ros has been all about posing lately.

I was pleased with how the pumpkin turned out. It was an experiment, letting Ros carve most of it herself, but it worked out!

Yay for Hallowe'en indeed!

[draycevixen.livejournal.com]

Her flexibility really adds to the costume. :D

[przed.livejournal.com]

She is nothing if not flexible. :-D

[sunshine-2525.livejournal.com]

Both Ros and the pumpkin are too cute!

[przed.livejournal.com]

Aww, thanks!

[rangerke.livejournal.com]

Now that's striking a pose ;) Ros looks great! And I love the not-so-scary pumpkin.

[przed.livejournal.com]

Ros is totally into striking poses just now. Which is fun.

And the not-so-scary pumpkin was fun to do. I'm already scheming what we can do next year.

[norfolkdumpling.livejournal.com]

Haha! Ros looks AWESOME! That's some impressive attitude she's striking there :D

[przed.livejournal.com]

Oh, Ros has some attitude to spare. ;-)

[saintvic.livejournal.com]

Ros looks adorable and that pumpkin is fab.

[przed.livejournal.com]

You can't go wrong with costumes and pumpkin carving. *g*

[asilia.livejournal.com]

That's a fab costume!!! Glad you had a good time!

[przed.livejournal.com]

Hallowe'en is always a fun night, especially in our neighbourhood. Everyone goes all out.

[catalenamara.livejournal.com]

She's so cute in her costume...!