This is Halloween, Everybody Make a Scene...

For years, I've planned to take the kids to the cemetery to do a photo shoot in their costumes. Never happens. By the time they get home from school, debrief me on the class Halloween parties, run around to all their friends' houses making plans for trick-or-treating, and shrug back into their make-up and costume, it's time for me to shove some semblance of dinner down their cute little throats and head out for the candy begging.
This year, things changed...
Probably because we had sweet weather, probably because I loved the costumes, probably because I REALLY, REALLY wanted to make it happen...we went to the tombstones...

Oh my monster, Frankenstein!

Every year when the kids pick out their Halloween costumes, I remind them that if it has a hood or mask, they won't be allowed to wear it in the school costume parade. I must have heard ten times, 'It's okay, I don't care if I can wear it to school or not! I REALLY want to be a phantom with glowing red eyes!!' BUT...when Halloween day came, dear Danie-boy was crestfallen that he couldn't wear his costume. Mom to the rescue! In eight minutes (or thereabouts!) we had assembled a mad scientist get-up for him to wear for the parade. Who would've guessed he had the perfect coif for such a costume?!