Halloween Havoc

This year we had two distinctive requests.  Ethan, after many pilgrimages to the New England Aquarium, wanted to be Myrtle the Turtle for Halloween. It was tough to find a non-Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle turtle costume, but Bianca managed to do so.  Here is the Beeth in his full Halloween Glory:

Isaac, on the other hand, wanted to be something more realistic--a "real bank robber."  I had a vision of a "Black Bart" bankrobber from A Christmas Story, but he opted for something else entirely, more "Joker in The Dark Knight."  We went to Wal-Mart and with a very small budget (and completely reuseable items) created a truly cool looking costume:

Halloween itself was a great success.  Not only did we get more candy than last year, we also went farther.  Ethan was much more into it, with both boys bouncing around by the time I got home.  Ethan even practiced the "trick or treat" routine with his Mommy and with brother.  Once out on the trail, they both did good, though we did need a pitstop halfway through to grab the wagon.  Towards the end, Ethan's crisp "Trick or Treat" devolved into something more muddled.  By the end, he was just telling people: "I need candy please."  Fortunately he was cute enough to pull it off.  When we finally made it back home, both boys ate about two pounds of candy and amazingly fell right to sleep after bath. 

My timeline was a bit crunched so I ate dinner on the street, walking with my food, and I didn't change out of my suit.  I told Isaac that I was going as his attorney and he LOVED it. 

In a great epilogue, Ethan told Bianca that he "Loves Halloween" the first thing in the morning the following day.

Happy Halloween!