Halloween

I'm sure about 90 percent of Americans, when asked what their favorite holiday is, would say, Christmas. My hubby, Bart, doesn't fall into that percent. He LOVES Halloween. No, he's not a pagan, witch-hunter. He just enjoys dressing up, carving pumpkins and scaring people. I'm sure it all started when he was little. Maybe this can give us a clue as to WHY this boy loves Halloween.

Here is Bart with his family. They are all dressed up in their Halloween costumes. Bart's dressed up like a pirate. (Which could also be a reason he loves Pirates of the Caribbean?) His dad, who is a dentist, is a Tooth Fairy. Get it? I absolutely love this family picture. Yes, Steph, you are adorable in that little witch costume.

Here's Bart with his loot from trick-or-treating.

Is his older brother, Aaron, trying to convince Bart to give him some of his candy? Yes, Bart is even organized as a child. He is categorizing his candy.

The next two pictures are of our first Halloweens together. Notice that he is a soccer player in both. This is one of those "made up" costumes. Does he like Halloween, or does he really just want to be David Beckham?
In the one above, I was Little Bo Peep. I wanted Bart to dress up to be my sheep. He declined.



And finally, I think the REAL reason Bart loves Halloween is to scare people. One year, we went to our friends, the Nadauld's, house. Bart dressed up like a dummy. He stuffed his clothes full of newspaper and wore this paintball mask. He sat on the steps of the Nadauld's house and waited for trick-or-treaters. When they came by, they thought that it was just a dummy sitting on the porch. Then, when they got to the door, he would scare them.

Happy Halloween, Bart!