Pre-Halloween Scene

Here are some pictures taken a week before Halloween at Gardner Village. This was the 1st time the kids were in costume for this year's Halloween. The 1st of about 6 times total. As you will see, I needed some serious practice putting the white stuff on Dracula's face. The more I rubbed, the worse it got. Finally I got it looking fairly decent. Then next came the fake blood dripping from his mouth. The make-up kit I bought (from the dollar store) came with a tiny plastic bulb that you are supposed to bite and let the red stuff drip out of your mouth. After making sure it was non-toxic, I placed it in Sambo's, I mean Dracula's, mouth and told him to bite it. He did, and suddenly he was dry heaving all over the place, with red junk pouring out all over. I guess it tasted totally gross. So what happened next? Yep, tears. Tears that left streaks in the white make-up running down his face. So I stayed calm, cleaned the red ooze up, and fixed his face. It took awhile. All better. Then when I got it looking fairly decent again, I moved on to Millie's face/hair. Literally 30 seconds later, he comes running into my bathroom with tears running down his face AGAIN. He was sad because he put on his cape prematurely without help and smeared red and white make-up all over it. Once again, I really tried to stay calm, and fixed his face once more. (Then as you saw in a previous post, his pumpkin was eaten up by our dog. RIGHT before the big event. More tears, but do you think I cared this time?)
Anyway, every once in a while the girls are actually less drama than the boys. I had the Vampire Princess (is there such a thing?) and the Quincess ready in no time, with smiles on their faces. But the Ninja was another story. He was last to get dressed and when he had his costume on, we were making a big deal about how cool/tough he looked. He had a total break down and said he didn't want to wear his costume because everyone would think he really was a ninja! (I thought that was the point). Then I had to do some major back-pedaling and just say whatever it took to get him excited again about being a Ninja.
By the time I had all 4 kids ready to go, we were running an hour late.
Note to Self: No more fricken face make-up. And no more fake blood that costs $1.
All in all it was a wonderful day. Perfect weather and fun company.
Here are my little goblins: p.s. - Halloween Day was another adventure. Is 4 parties too many to go to in one day? I'm too tired to tell about it now. Mom left late after Halloween to be with the girls in Island Park. Mom is missing you all.
p.s. - Thanks babe for taking good care of our little ones while I was at the lake house. I love you.