This was a kind of a big Halloween for us this year. Kiddo had an opinion about her costume for the first time. Mimi made it for her so had to explain the concept of a "production deadline." And Mother and Child actually took to the streets for proper trick-or-treating. Turns out it was the first time for both of them. (And you can read more about that on Mimi's companion blog right here.) Halloween isn't a thing in Japan like it is in the States and now that we live in a regulation neighborhood (as opposed to a block of apartments) and have a regulation trick-or-treat-aged child, we could indulge in the holiday. It was loads of fun once Mimi deduced/decided to just go to whatever house had Jack o'lanterns out front. Kiddo was not ready to come home, but after a few turns through the neighborhood her bucket was at its limit. Now every day is a protracted candy negotiation.
Anyway, here is the costume in question, for any who didn't see it:
And if you don't have a kid who is partial to PBS cartoons, the costume in question is Word Girl. Look it up. We'll wait.
Okay, it was actually a really busy weekend of stuff for us. On Friday morning, there was a Halloween party at Kiddo's daycare. Even though she doesn't attend on Fridays, Mimi took her down for the fun. And crafts with Snow White:
After that party, Kiddo was off to the theater for her Friday drama class. (Don't know if we mentioned that she's taking drama classes -- she is! Two of 'em. More on that later. Maybe.) After the drama class and a short car nap, it was off to Dadoo's office for the Halloween party. The nice thing about working at a game company is that they take their parties seriously. This one was pretty swell even if nobody got high score on pinball.
By the way, Word Girl's sidekick is a monkey named Captain Huggy Face. If you know that, Mimi's shirt is HILARIOUS!
Then on Halloween, we hauled down to the Haunted Forest that Youth Theatre Northwest has been doing the last couple of years.
Then we ran around like crazy people for a while before another car nap and then off to the aforementioned trick-or-treat bonanza. Kiddo has it wired and there is no going back.
And because it has become something of a tradition, here is our Halloween timeline:
2007
2008
2009
2010
One down. Bring on that day in November devoted to killing ourselves with food. In the meantime, in the name of all that is decent, brush your teeth!
Anyway, here is the costume in question, for any who didn't see it:
And if you don't have a kid who is partial to PBS cartoons, the costume in question is Word Girl. Look it up. We'll wait.Okay, it was actually a really busy weekend of stuff for us. On Friday morning, there was a Halloween party at Kiddo's daycare. Even though she doesn't attend on Fridays, Mimi took her down for the fun. And crafts with Snow White:
After that party, Kiddo was off to the theater for her Friday drama class. (Don't know if we mentioned that she's taking drama classes -- she is! Two of 'em. More on that later. Maybe.) After the drama class and a short car nap, it was off to Dadoo's office for the Halloween party. The nice thing about working at a game company is that they take their parties seriously. This one was pretty swell even if nobody got high score on pinball.
By the way, Word Girl's sidekick is a monkey named Captain Huggy Face. If you know that, Mimi's shirt is HILARIOUS!
Then on Halloween, we hauled down to the Haunted Forest that Youth Theatre Northwest has been doing the last couple of years.
Then we ran around like crazy people for a while before another car nap and then off to the aforementioned trick-or-treat bonanza. Kiddo has it wired and there is no going back.
And because it has become something of a tradition, here is our Halloween timeline:
2007
2008
2009
2010One down. Bring on that day in November devoted to killing ourselves with food. In the meantime, in the name of all that is decent, brush your teeth!
Comments
I LOVE Yuki's costume. What fun!!
Judy
xoxo
Gibs
PS great costume and SUPER pics!!
For the record, she only gets more adorable as the years go by.