happy halloween

on her third halloween mia was a very scary lion. no really, she was really scary. ok, maybe not. she practiced her growling for days and when it finally came time to scare people all she managed to eek out was a put out "rowr." with her hands in front of her. completely embarassed at my asking her to do it. again.

but she put up with us since we promised to take her to the zoo with her friends and let her wear her costume to school and eat candy with more of her friends. i think it was worth the embarassment in the end.

we didn't end up trick or treating this year, though. between the zoo and the parade and trick or treating mia did at school she had, what we thought to be, enough fun. so we went shopping and to dinner instead and enjoyed what will be our last year ever that we can skip halloween without her knowing. jealous, aren't you?

of course, while we were at old navy we walked by the clearance rack and there was a chicken costume for $4. josh pleaded with me to buy and when i kept saying no he turned to mia and asked "honey, do you want a chicken costume?" and then it was all over.

"my chicken!!" she clutched the too big for her stuffed chicken costume to her chest and wouldn't let it go. telling everyone we passed that it was "my chicken." the next day when she woke up she cried and cried for the chicken costume (that was left in my car) and we had to put it on her first thing when we got home. i think she'll be wearing it a lot between now and next halloween (when it still won't fit her). hopefully i'll manage to get a photo of it soon...