Hallowe’en Fun
On Sunday we carved pumpkins. Yes, we all did. Yes, we gave Ben a knife and told him to stab a pumpkin. He cackled. (It was a special pumpkin-carving knife and it wasn’t actually dangerously sharp.) He certainly seemed to enjoy using it. 🙂
Today, he wore his costume, the “Hawaiian Lion.” The background: Ben has several Hawaiian shirts, and he loves them. But last summer, he couldn’t say Hawaiian. Instead, he called them his Lion shirts. And if he saw anyone else in a Hawaiian shirt, he called it a Lion shirt too. It sort of morphed into this Hallowe’en costume of a lion in a Hawaiian shirt. And now he can say it.
We went to a non-scary family Hallowe’en party at a local church tonight, and it was a huge party! On the way, we stopped to Trick-or-Treat at the houses of two friends (our neighborhood isn’t very pedestrian-Trick-or-Treat friendly, and it was freezing), and while Ben could happily repeat to himself “crick or treat” in the car, when we got to the first house, he held up his pumpkin bucket and said “Bucket.” At the second one he said nothing at all. Oh well. I’m sure next year he’ll have the idea.
Grandma said,
November 1, 2006 @ 7:12 am
What a wonderful costume. You are so creative!! He looks adorable, I wish I was there to enjoy the evening with all of you.
Valerie said,
November 1, 2006 @ 11:06 am
I love picture 8! So cute! I should post our pumpkin carvings too!
wendy said,
November 1, 2006 @ 2:27 pm
Really, he is so adorable! Looks like you all had great fun! I love the picture of t he lion on all fours roaming the streets of your little island! 🙂
erin said,
November 1, 2006 @ 2:36 pm
It turned out great!!! Ben is adorable!!!
Granny and Granda said,
November 1, 2006 @ 3:00 pm
He certainly seems to enjoy dressing up, and the outfit is really impressive.
Sarah said,
November 1, 2006 @ 10:09 pm
Adorable, of course! Definitely the best Hawaiian lion ever!
Lisa said,
November 2, 2006 @ 12:31 am
I love the whole Hawaiian Lion story, and the bucket bit 🙂 It made me laugh out loud.
He makes a the best Hawaiian Lion in the whole world!
Alison said,
November 2, 2006 @ 9:12 am
The costume looks great, you did a fabulous job!
Cindy said,
November 2, 2006 @ 3:05 pm
Ben is so adorable in his costume!!!! I especially like the picture of him prowling around on the sidewalk!
Poor GrandPa said,
November 5, 2006 @ 5:04 pm
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