Halloween, a Bit Late

So yeah, it's a little late for the Halloween pictures, but so what? I just got them back in the middle of my Acapulco pictures. This was the costume Dante had for 2007. In the daylight, it's not so spooky. But those pink eyes glowed on and off, and at night, it really freaked out the little kids, which is really what Halloween is all about, anyway. We give out candy for the first part of trick or treat, and then Dante goes around and gets his share. For the giving out part, I sat at the top of our stairs to the house, and he hid under them. As unsuspecting children mounted the steps, he would stick his ax through the crack in the stairs and growl or roar, or put his bony hands through. Sometimes he poppped up completely. It was highly effective. And rather hilarious.


After Halloween, Dante carved his first ever pumpkin with El Hijo. Then we watched "It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown!" As a former Jehovah's Witness, Halloween was a pretty evil holiday to participate in. So the whole carving a pumpkin thing is new to me. Apparently, they are messy. Very messy.



Apparently, messy equals "hella fun."



I have to take this moment to really brag on El Hijo. He is truly a great stepdad, and Dante is lucky to have him. Dante has really taken to him as both an authority figure and as a friend. He gets Dante to do things that I can only scream of. :) They've really bonded as dudes, and El Hijo goes out of his way to father him. I'm not cutting down his biological dad. I'm just saying that El Hijo is one hell of an appreciated stepdad. The proof, as they say, is in the puddin':