All I Wanted for Halloween...

...was a decent picture of the Mean Dragon and Tinkerbell.

This is what we got instead. Oh well.

This one is especially nice...

Check out that whiney face. Can't you just hear her saying, "Mom, do I have to?"

And she's out of there!

Note to self: Maybe next year we should try the photo shoot BEFORE 15 hours of trick and treating, 27 times in and out of carseats, and 13 tons of sugar and soda pop have been consumed.

On a positive note, Garrett loves to sing and learn new songs. We've been singing some Halloween classics and Garrett has been quite taken with, "I'm a Mean Old Witch with a Hat." He caused quite a stir on Halloween night. At each house we took him to, he would say, "Trick or Treat, " get his candy, say "Thank you," and then top things off with a little performance of his song. After he finished singing, he would alternate between saying, "That's funny, huh?" or "That's scary, huh?" As you can imagine, the old ladies around town just couldn't get enough of him. (He did this all on his own and totally unprovoked.)

He totally made us look like overachiever parents. It's quite the contrary--occasionally the kids get whiney in the car and I try to distract them, which usually involves me singing whatever silly song I can think of at the top of my lungs. I pulled out the "Mean Old Witch" song one day in desperation and Garrett's life has never been the same. :)

Here he is performing, although it's not really his best performance because he's too distracted. He usually sings the whole song, but I posted this shortened version anyways because it's the best I had and it's awfully cute.