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Happy Halloween!

Weeks ago, much to my surprise, Maggie decided she wanted to be a lion for Halloween instead of something princess-related. I planned to make her costume myself, and gave her several opportunities to change her mind, but she stuck to her guns.

Maggie picked the dragon costume for Lily. There is a common thread, believe it or not: Maggie told me a while back, "Lions and tigers and dinosaurs and dragons belong togedder, because they are rahr-ing animals." Same genus, I guess.

 

We took the girls trick-or-treating in the neighborhood tonight with Grandma and Papa S. Lily was wide-eyed.

And Maggie did great with her "Trick-or-treats" and "Thank yous." It was determined that the evening was over when, at the final house, Maggie tried to subcontract her trick-or-treating out to her grandfather, telling him, "You go do it, Papa."

A Very Maggie Halloween

For Maggie's Halloween costume this year, there was really only one choice: mermaid. Unfortunately, all the pre-made costumes I found were either too big or too revealing, and the mermaid sewing patterns were either too big or too complicated. So I had to strike out on my own. Happily, it wound up being easier and cheaper than I expected.

Maggie is obsessed with pretending she's a "li'l mermay," and she has some interesting ideas about a mermaid's qualities:

1. Beautifully flowing, well-conditioned locks are just an illusion.
When I try to make Maggie's hair presentable, or at least just push it out of her eyes, she insists, "No! I like a li'l mermay!" and darts off.

2. Mermaids lack fine motor skills.
Maggie frequently asks us to feed her like a baby, but she also occasionally requests, "You feed me like a li'l mermay? Li'l mermay can't feed herself."

3. Mermaids are above the law.
Find yourself in a bit of trouble? The "I a li'l mermay" defense is always worth a try.

More Halloween Fun

First: punkin' huntin'. Maggie only wanted the tiny ones.

 

Next: punkin' paintin'.

 

 

And of course, trick-or-treatin'. Maggie got the hang of it quickly.