Happy Halloween

I thought a lot on different things that Reid could be for Halloween. Of course turtle, bear and monkey were among the first ideas I had... but I thought it would be better to wait until a time when he can move around a bit more to unleash the animal costumes (and there will be animal costumes).

Reid knew something was up when I put him in this glittery green bodysuit this evening. A pea in a pod? A green bean? The not-so-jolly green mini me?

Nope. I settled on the more traditional - and more sedentary - Pumpkin! He didn't seem too thrilled about it, but I was!

I think he felt better when he saw that older brother Harvey had to wear one too. Here they are sizing eachother up:

Harvey is already being such a good influence on Reid, teaching him important lessons like "every now and then you just have to suck it up and wear something ridiculous to make Mommy happy in exchange for her putting up with all your crap (literally)."


In the end, I think Reid warmed up to it.

And Harvey, ever the showman, warmed the hearts of everyone on our evening walk. There were 6 or 7 dogs out at the local park, and Harvey had a blast running and playing with them. He actually seemed proud of his pumpkin costume (and yes, he was the only dog in costume). As one of the other dog owners commented, he was just "so full of joy." It's hard to capture the essence of Harvey on film, but here's a little snippet of him and one of his running buddies just so you can see our furry pumpkin in motion:

Happy Halloween from the Hamiltons!