Halloween Practice, Take 6: Attack of the killer pumpkins!

I made the mistake of getting a couple of costumes early this year, and the kids have been adamant about 'practicing' their trick or treat skills...

We also thought that since Halloween night is so dark for pictures, we would do some 'pre-Halloween shots'

We have a neighbor up the street who raises these MONSTER pumpkins every year.  They are so fun to play on, and make such a fun picture spot :).

Janie - this one's for you.  Seth in his traditional "Morphin-Time" Power Rangers pose.  Did you have any idea when Aimee was 6 and they just got into power rangers that the crazy Japanese-talk-over paper mache monster flick would last this long?  Oh, and Yes, I still break into a good, "It's MORPHIN time, POWER UP"  and yes, I have been told by my kids that I need to stop (ah, yes, it did take me back to the "Mom, you're emberresing me!" moment with Aimee in the grocery store in IL).

Sarah, ever ready to strike a pose as our little princess.  She wants to be Rapunzel this year... any ideas on making "Rapunzel" hair for our little long-hair-challenged daughter??!

"Batman" Benjamin climbed all the way up this pumpkin himself, and was quite proud of the effort :)  ... Side note:  you will probably see him in at least 3 different costumes before the big trick-or-treat moment... and maybe even 1 or 2 during the course of Halloween night :).  He can't quite make up his mind...

Our little "alligator" Josh.  No real rhyme or reason to this choice.  It was the one costume we had in his size... and he isn't old enough to complain about it, or care that his brother wore it a few years ago :).