Sir Abraham the knight

Abe was all geared up to be a knight for Halloween and, surprisingly, several people couldn't understand him and asked, "you're going to be a nut?"

Alas, he is a nut many days but not on Halloween.

He is far more susceptible to changing his costume based on what other boys his age are doing. In the weeks leading up to Halloween, I heard Abe say he was going to be batman and a ninja turtle so I wasn't quite sure where he would land.

Fortunately, we were graced with a knight. 

We are now throwing out the last of the Halloween candy, just in time for thanksgiving pies, and I am starting to feel the pull of Christmas. Halloween, meet us back here next year, okay?

Halloween 2013

Anna decided to go as one of her favorite movie and book characters this year.
Arrietty.

Arrietty is the main character from the book The Borrowers by Mary Norton. This book has been around since I was a kid, but a few years ago the movie The Secret World of Arrietty came out and that is what really sparked Anna's fascination. The Borrowers are little people (just a couple inches tall) who "borrow" from humans the things they need to live. They only take what they need and they only take what a human wouldn't miss. So... if you're missing a straight pin or can't find a match box, the borrowers may have taken them :-)

click here to learn who Arrietty is (and I do recommend it, she's a cool kid)

When Anna originally asked to be this, I couldn't imagine how I would create a costume. BUT THANKS to the internet, I stumbled across another mother's posting about how she created an Arrietty costume. Whew...

I give you Arrietty.

I will try to get some pics of Abe up this weekend.