Halloween Costume Review

Sort of like the day after the Oscars, I like to compare notes on costumes kids wore Trick-or-Treating. I always get a chuckle from the kids who show up.

I saw at least 5 Hanna Montanas. I'm sure those girls loved wearing a long, blond wig. One even had a headset microphone on, so there was no doubt she was a rock star!

I saw lots of Disney princesses (yawn). Seems like Disney has milked that for all it's worth. The cutest princesses were the ones clad not in a Disney Store outfit, but one either someone had made them or bought elsewhere.

I was giving away Act II pre-wrapped popcorn balls. Most kids told me "oh, I love those!" or were very graciously thanking me as I dropped them into their treat bags. I had one kid tell me "I don't like those; do you have anything else?" I cheerfully said "Nope, I don't, guess you'll have to skip my house." Then he saw his com padres eagerly holding their treat bags out to me, and figured he may as well do the same.

I had one Mexican kid, who I'm fairly certain does not live in this neighborhood. As I dropped one into his treat bag, he straight-faced asked me in a thick Spanish accent "Can I have another one?" I cheerfully replied, "Nope, one per customer" and began filling other kids' bags. As I closed the door, I felt my butt getting chapped at this kid. They've already come to this country, signed up for welfare and food stamps, get free medical care, are getting free education in Spanish, are seeing liberal politicians want to give them driver's licenses and voting privileges.... well it's no wonder this kid asked me for a second one! He felt entitled to it! If we don't get a handle on this illegal immigration, it will be the downfall of America.

Ahem.

I also saw a couple of Darth Vaders. One of them I told "Hey, your son Luke was just here." The kid was dumbfounded and finally mumbled "I'm 11, I don't have a son." I said "No, you know: Luke, I am your father" in my best Darth Vader voice. The kid looked even more incredulous that I would call him Luke and tell him I was his father. So my new rule for Halloween: If you haven't seen the movie or read the book, you can't go as that character!

My son went as Indiana Jones. We rode the Indiana Jones ride at Disneyland and was duly impressed, and said then (July) he wanted to be Indy for Halloween. All the adults knew who he was, most kids did not. But my son has seen a couple of the movies, so it's okay. :-) He wore jeans, boots, a khaki shirt, a khaki fishing vest (that looked like a vest Indy would wear), his bush hat, and we rigged a length of coiled rope to his belt. He was so handsome. My daughter went as a girl from Thailand, an outfit from Pirates of the Caribbean 3. She put her hair in a bun, criss-crossed chop sticks in her hair, and had a cute traditional "geisha-looking" outfit and headband w/ tassels. I put red lipstick on her and then drove her to go Trick-or-Treating with a few friends in their neighborhood. She was precious.