Saturday, October 28, 2006

A Halloween Festival

Although Halloween is still just a few days away, this Saturday marked a Halloween Festival at the boy's elementary school filled with games and other activities.

Here's Bretty with a beanbag toss into the various orifices of a ghost...



Of course, Bretty noted that if it really were a ghost, then the bean bag would fly right through it no matter if it went through its eyes or not.

Hmmm, good point.

And in the great Halloween/The Price is Right tradition, Kekoa played his school's version of Plinko (complete with one of Bob Barker's girls standing by -- although it appears that old Bob is liking them pretty young these days...)



David played a demon, so he had to throw rats -- lots and lots of rats -- into a pot.



As you can see from the picture above, it seems like the entire school turned out for this day of Halloween celebration. Many of the kids dressed up in classic costumes that you've seen many years before.

There were Cinderellas everywhere. Along with her newer version -- Belle from "Beauty in the Beast." Butterflies, fairies, and princesses were also among the most common.

The boys had their tradition favorites as well, with things like cowboys, soldiers, football players and lots of versions of scary monsters.

Even the more modern costumes were what you would expect and enjoy.

Buzz Lightyear. Mr. Incredible. Power Rangers.

But then, times are changing a little bit.

Consider this little girl apparently whose dream it was to dress up this Halloween as a hooker...



And this boy, who always wanted to be her pimp...



Ah, times they are a'changing.

Oh, and their faces were obscured because we don't pick on little kids then post their pictures on the internet (unless they're our kids, of course).

But then I have no qualms about posting this guy's picture. I initially thought was wearing a costume dressed as Elvis. Then I looked more closely, and I swear, this is just how he dresses...



It's blurry because I had to snap the picture pretty quickly!

Ah, Halloween is almost upon us. Here's David as a demon...



Bretty as a monster...



Kekoa as a muscular Power Ranger...



And Malia as a flying unicorn and Nalani as a spider...



Then there's Alyssa...



She was dressed up as a slovenly teenager who spends all day sitting on her bed messaging her friends in her messy room.

Thank goodness she only pretends to be that on Halloween and isn't like that all year long.