Wordful Wednesday - I Choose U

I know Halloween in over a month away, but we have already been planning for it here in the Adey household.

This year when we asked Ian what he wanted to be, he told me he wanted to be Ash Ketchum from Pokemon.  Ian has been a Pokemon fan since what seems forever.  Not sure why, but he has never dressed up as any Pokemon character for Halloween in the past.  After searching I found him a costume on line.

Lily had intended on being a princess (using one of her many princess costumes). 

That was until last night....when we went into the Halloween store.  We found a girly Pikachu costume.  Lily said she was perfectly happy matching Ian and going as a pokemon character.   I couldn't resist.

She couldn't wait to get home and try on the costume...they were being such goofballs and couldn't stop laughing.

He insisted on trying to put her on his shoulder.

Looking forward to Halloween (in Disney) this year.  :)

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Halloween 2012

We were glad that we could go out and trick or treat on Halloween.  It was cold and rained most of the day.  I guess I would rather have rain than snow.  As usual in this part of the country, you have to choose your costume large enough so you can put many many layers under it.  You never know what the weather is going to bring.  ;)

Lily decided to be Frankie Stein from Monsters High and Ian was "Dr Derpinstein" (think cross between derpy (his new favorite word, google it) and Dr. Frankenstein).  He changed his costume last minute and came up with this.  It was actually kind of funny because they coordinated without trying and Ian realized that right before we all left.

While putting together this look, he wanted me to let him wear his headphones and I nixed that idea.

He thought he looked super cool.  (Love the posing he did in these photos.  Cracks me up.  He wanted me to take them so he could upload them to his facebook page.)

We grabbed our umbrellas and did our annual tradition of trick or treating with friends.  Ian decided again this year to go with his friend instead of with us.  

And we went with our friends (we have been going with them since Ian was 3yrs old).

Everyone had a great time and now I have way too much candy in my house. ;)

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