Past Halloween...

The day after Halloween, November 1st, is always kind of a disappointment for Laura. She is coming down off the excitement of wearing a costume and of course all the sugar from the treats. During her sugar detox Laura always reminds me of the light at the end of the tunnel, Christmas. She is always disappointed when I remind her that first comes Thanksgiving, this is hitting her especially hard this year seeing as the Germans do not celebrate our Thanksgiving and keep asking “Lor-ah” if she is ready for Christmas. This year the day after Halloween has me also in a somber mood, although I enjoy candy just as much as any kid I am more disappointed to see that we are one more year closer to Laura not dressing up in cute costumes. Since moving out of a state with only one season I have enjoyed fall, watching the leaves change and feeling the temperatures drop, but I never really appreciated Halloween until Laura graced us with her presents. Her first Halloween, I did not go all out she wore a cute little pumpkin bib and hat.

Laura’s second Halloween was when things really got interesting. I was ready to dress her up in a very girly costume, I had put together what I thought was an adorable fairy princess costume. She immediately hated it and hated me for making her try it on.

To avoid being brought up on child abuse charges, I quickly came up with plan B. A little face paint and a buccaneer’s football jersey she was transformed into a miniature football player.


When Laura was two, I figured since she was a whole year older I would try again at a costume. But since the year before was still fresh in my mind, I proceeded cautiously. There would be no wings or crown just a tutu and tights for my baby ballerina.


The next year was crazy and since we waited until the last minute to find a costume, Laura went as one of Tinkerbelle’s friends. A lesser known fairy named Rosealitta. This was also the year that Mom went overboard with the glitter.


It seemed that Laura had finally gotten the hang of Halloween. The following year I was taken ill with the dreaded morning sickness and gently nudged Laura towards an easy costume. Sam took Laura to Target and came home with a black cat.

The next year as promised we let Laura be anything that she wanted. We all know what followed!

This year I was overcome with the need to use Laura’s very realistic wand and my love for Harry Potter. It was easy to get Laura to dress up as smarty pants Hermione Granger.