Meggopotamus

Man, I love Halloween so much!

Also, there is no shame in being 26 years old and having your mother sew your Halloween costume.  

My mission for Halloween this year:  a costume that was easily identifiable yet completely unexpected, unoffensive, and humorous.  So naturally, I decided to dress as a hippo.  It was a massive success.  The general reaction I received was one of uncontrollable laughter, with a bit of incredulous head shaking and chuckling.  I mean, really, if you're going to dress up for a party, you might as well be 100% certain that you won't be dressed the same as anyone else, right?

Josh has been out of town for work for the last week, so he unfortunately had to miss all of the holiday excitement.  I took the liberty of carving a mustached pumpkin for him in his absence.

I didn't get very many trick-or-treaters at the house, but there were a few.  Callie and Sienna were very excited to have so many little people to poke them in the face, although it got pretty old trying to hold back both dogs away from the door with one hand while giving out candy with the other.  Although she didn't wear it while the kids were coming by, Callie sported her awesome land shark costume earlier in the day:

Sienna is too cool for costumes.  But, she does enjoy her stylish silk scarf.

So, another memorable costumed year.  I've had a pretty good run over the last half decade (see this, this, and this)!  In other events, my Halloweek also included an epic 60 mile bike ride, a hike up Picacho Peak, some intensive backyard cleaning, and some rock climbing.  Pretty good!