At the BMB household we sat outside and gave out candy. This year’s star costumes:

The six year old neighbor kid dressed as a fairy–only her wings slipped and left them flapping at butt level as she ran from door to door.

The penguin toddler that decided to just go on in our garage like he owned the place. He appeared to be looking for a quiet place to lie down and take a nap.

The Ninjas. I asked every 5-year-old ninja (and there were a lot of them) for their best ninja pose. What did I get? Blank stares! “I don’t know.” Not a one seemed to know what such a pose might be! I found that remarkable.

The four-year-old superman. When I asked him for a pose, he stood there shyly and pulled on his cape. I thought it a good try for his age. It became a great try after he got his candy, he pushed his cape out behind him and ran down the driveway to make the cape fly! Then he looked back at us and said, “I got pose!”

I asked a ten-year-old kid with blinking red eyeballs and frankenstein-like cape for a pose. I kid you not, he gave me a “James Dean” cool pose. His dad stared at him and said, “I don’t think she meant a fashion pose, son!” The kid looked at dad and said, “What did she mean?” Dad shook his head and said, “It’s Halloween! You’re dressed as a monster! You’re supposed to be scary. A scary pose!” The kid thought about this (still half in his James Dean pose) and then said, “I haven’t got one of those.”

I ask a lot of kids what they are supposed to be. Best answer of the night came from a 10-year-old girl with a curly blue, long wig, a red cape with shamrocks, white face paint and bright lipstick: “Well, I ah…I’m just…I’m a…random…guy.” ???? ooo-kay!

It was a nice evening–not too hot or too cold. Fair number of kids, and all of them polite!