Lion-esque!

Such a fun Halloween was had at chez buzzville, despite the fact that everything was *very* last minute and not nearly as involved as we might have liked. Our little lion charmed the neighborhood, and this is the first time she's really understood trick or treating. Last year we were able to make her candy "disappear" (daddy took it to work) and she never noticed; this year she is keeping a mental inventory of each type of candy. I swear this girl's a walking calculator if properly motivated! The true mystery to me is that she's become extremely fond of dots... Anyway, I promised photos of the beast, and here they are:

this is morning when we went (sans lion makeup) for a quick round of trick-or-treating at my work.

and here she is stepping out getting ready for the evening festivities

and here is the after shot, chewing on one of the aforementioned dots...

At some point after we had selected the lion costume, I actually thought there might have been a last minute switch to cowgirl. I found a cute, nice quality cowgirl costume (hat, vest, and skirt) at the thrift store, and I bought it for dress-up play. For a while, she was putting that cowgirl outfit on every day, and I was fully expecting her to tell me that Leo the lion was out of the picture. But, Leo appears to have staying power, even though the cowgirl is pretty darn cute too:

Now that Halloween is over, I guess that means that holiday crafting time is in full swing, right? Boy, am I in trouble...

Comments

[kat]

Um, cute, cute, cute, cute!!! See you on Sunday!!

[amanda]

what a cutie!! And I'm glad to hear I wasn't the only one who came up with a 'backup' costume. I wasn't sure until about 6pm whether Ezra was a clown or a crow. ;) The cowgirl makes a mighty fine understudy.

[Rose]

oh god, she is so cute!

[Michelle]

Good job on that costume, and such a cutie pie.

[Amanda]

Both costumes are so sweet! I love the lion, you did such a wonderful job on it! Looks like a Halloween to remember.

[futuregirl]

That is the most adoreable little lion/cowgirl I've seen! Great job on the lion costume. It looks amazing.

[udandi]

mmm dots, that's my kind of lion!

I saw another blogger posted that she picks out candy that is not in halloween packaging, puts in a ziploc bag, freezes it until it's time to stuff stockings.

[beki]

How adorable! Kelly, she has grown up so much, she's beautiful!

[lisa]

she gets moe gorgeous everyday!!! i love that last photo of her chewing in her lion costume.

[hannah]

so cute and so many loops. oh my! serious pat on the back for this one kelly. um. have you noticed in that last picture brynne looks like a GIRL not a baby anymore???? didnt want to freak you out or anything... ;)

[Stooges Woman :-)]

She's adorable - but those "Dots" are a mystery to me too. People keep giving them to me and I just keep passing them along to someone else. Guess it's an acquired taste ... ?

[molly]

dots are big here, too. maybe it's a four-year old thing...although I kinda like 'em too. the costume is fantastic. she's looks so cute!

[Scribbles & Bits]

She looks adorable!!!! By the way, I love the carved "pumpkin pi" in the second photo! Very clever!