Treasured Pearls: Sunday Snapshot - Halloween

Sunday, October 30, 2011

Sunday Snapshot - Halloween

This year will be the boys' first Halloween. GW is making the most of it as it will also be his only/last Halloween. For me, Halloween is for the little kids and not for teenagers. We had told JA that last year was his last time out, but we made an exception when we ended up bringing GW home. We went out last week and picked out costumes. See if you can guess who is who...

The Fairy

Mrs. Santa Claus

The Undead Pirate

Scarecrow Scream

Scary Jester

The Werewolf

Unmasked

Happy Halloween!

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