Mid-week Bridger and I took another run at the Halloween stores. I wanted to find something for me to wear to the Halloween Party that we went to last night. Bridger, of course, was willing to find another costume. I didn't care for the first one he picked out. It seems like most years Bridger has one or two costumes for whatever Halloween events he gets to attend.
If my memory would serve me correctly, he asked about being an Avatar before we found a costume. Maybe not, but once he saw the opportunity he jumped. The costume he picked had the clothing he is wearing and a mask. I was thrilled at the chance to get to make his face up with paint. Darin and I both told him he would get too hot with the latex mask playing at the party.
I showed him a video of someone doing the makeup and he agreed to let me go for it-1/2 hour before the party. We got to the party an hour late, but everyone was amazed and impressed at Bridger's blue face.
We had a good time at the Porter's-(Gage's parents). We knew many of the other families as most were invited from the kids' school friends. Two families dressed up as characters from The Hunger Games. There was one person dressed up as a Heavy Metal Rocker. He had zebra striped skin tight leggings with a t-shirt and spiked-out purple hair. He keeps his head shaved and to see him with hair was fun. All the ladies commented on how good he looked in his leggings-he did too! His wife would just smile-they have 4 kids.
Darin was able to join us for the last hour or so. The Porters are die-hard Kelly Walsh fans, especially their 12 year old daughter. She gives Darin the cold shoulder during football season. There had been jokes about whether she would let him in the door if he wore black and orange. She let him last night. NC won 54-7 beating Rock Springs. Kelly Walsh lost against Sheridan. We are onto next weekend-could be close one with Cheyenne East. They are very poor sports and they took NC out of state bid last year.
Bridger has a tail to his costume and I forgot to have him turn. He didn't know what to make of that tail. In the movie their tail often seems to have a mind of it's own. It whips around just like a cat's would. Bridger's didn't have much life, but did dutifully follow him around. By the way--all the blue and black paint scrubbed off easily.
The Avatars from the movie wear their hair in a variety of braids. We kept ours simple after all we put this together Wed and Thurs evenings after hockey.
And here is Momma Medusa. I liked the wig and knew Bridger had plastic snakes I could weave through the hair strands. Unfortunately, I had to tell people who I was. One person asked me who I was supposed to be with "worms" in my hair. Lots of other fun costumes and should have taken pictures to share other people's creativity.
"How much lab training have you had?
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" I dissected a frog once.
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"Ya see, ya see? They're just pissing on us without even giving us the courtesy of calling it rain. I'm going to Selfridge."
