Halloween

It was an excellent Halloween this year in the Kitson household!

Sabine helped scoop out her pumpkin,

and while she wasn't keen on the roasted pumpkin seeds this year, she was very intent on the artistic direction of the jack-o-latern. Voila: "slant-y eyes," "zig-zag teeth," "curl of hair" as directed.

Grandmom and Grandpa came down to spend the day (since it was Friday anyway) and help us all get ready. They even brought a special, little Halloween cake that Grandmom's friend decorated.



This year Sabine and Aspen went dressed as Jane Goodall, and her chimpanzee. 

Sabine has always loved the great apes, ever since she was very small. Gorillas are the first thing we have to see at any zoo we go to. She got a book about Jane Goodall last Christmas, and has been fascinated ever since.

Sabine came up with this costume idea herself, and we all agreed it was a stroke of genius.

However, Sabine still ONLY wears dresses, and Jane Goodall did not technically wear dresses in the jungle in Gombe, so this was our solution: a khaki dress. It worked!

And thank you to Nana for finding a monkey costume for Aspen! She stayed nice and cozy, and posed for a couple pictures, before being OVER IT, so Sabine took her stuffed chimpanzee with her for the actual trick-or-treating.

We met up with our next-door-neighbors for our annual pictures

And then our cousins came over to join in the festivities as Buzz Lightyear and Elmo

And then Sabine's good friend A came over, because he wanted Sabine to see his Link (from The Legend of Zelda) costume, and they ended up trick-or-treating with the cousins for the rest of the evening.

Apparently they were quite successful, and all the kiddos gorged on some candy, and got quite giddy before calling it a night.

Happy November!