(Halloween 2010. Halloween 2011.)
This year, Halloween was right in the middle of Eid break, which meant that the already sparse trick-or-treating opportunities were even sparser due to a lot of our neighbors being out of town. And yet, somehow this was the most fun Halloween so far for the kids. Bonus: they didn't bring home that much candy.
Miriam's school had "dress-up day," which meant Halloween costumes for those who celebrate it and non-uniform clothes for those who don't. Miriam chose Rapunzel to wear to school.
Magdalena was a cat, again. She wore her costume (sans facepaint whiskers and nose) all day long, after having laid it out on her bed days beforehand, so it would be ready.
Miriam was a ghost in the evening.
We invited some kids from off campus to join us for trick-or-treating, since AUS is one of the premiere Halloween neighborhoods in Sharjah. (Just to be clear, this is very faint praise.)
Literally five minutes before we stepped out the door, Jeremy put on this "costume." I love it. Next year, I want to dress up, preferably as some kind of tandem costume with Jeremy. It's been a few...many...years since I've dressed up for Halloween and I think it's time to do it again. I'll start taking costume suggestions now.
This year, Halloween was right in the middle of Eid break, which meant that the already sparse trick-or-treating opportunities were even sparser due to a lot of our neighbors being out of town. And yet, somehow this was the most fun Halloween so far for the kids. Bonus: they didn't bring home that much candy.