renee and elliott

Ariana’s First Halloween

One of our friends and fellow cat lover purchased the black cat costume from the gift registry. Based on Ariana’s timeline, we figured it would fit her OK. When we saw how the “newborn” and the “0-3 months” clothing fit on her, I thought, “man, she’s gonna be swimming in this costume!”

The costume fit just fine and she looked absolutely adorable! We also realized how stunning she looks in black.

Once You Go Black…

A discussion about black clothes rarely excludes Austin. Catering to his homochromatic wardrobe desires has had some positive impact. He’s stepped up the level of care he has for his belongings… as long as they’re black.

Austin decided he wanted to be Michael Jackson. Let me preface what follows with this: I’m not being mean, I’m being honest. He doesn’t look anything like Michael Jackson. Please leave a comment if you disagree. He just likes the idea of wearing all black, especially if there’s a leather jacket involved.

Renee and I decided to stay home and distribute the candy. James got a great reception last year, being an all-black cat. Some trick-or-treaters were genuinely scared of him! We call him “Winnie the Puma,” so the notion of being afraid of him is foreign to us.

Trick or Treat

Austin went trick-or-treating with his friends Gabriel and Cory. Cory’s grand plan (which he completed) was to go around our townhouse complex, his townhouse complex, and another nearby townhouse complex! I don’t envy Cory’s parents. He’s hyper enough without post-Halloween levels of high fructose corn syrup in his system. I don’t want to be anywhere near that kid until the candy is gone.