Before the Trees Get Naked

This past Saturday, my girlfriend Suzanne and I had planned on taking her family pictures somewhere in the beautiful fall foliage. The leaves had just started to turn and the weather forecast was mostly sunny in the low 70s. I had gone hunting for a good spot the day before and captured my little guy {looking entirely too old.}

That morning, I watched her baby girl, Sydney, while Suzanne attended a baby shower. While Eric, Sydney, and I were hanging out, I noticed the thousands of pretty yellow leaves in my neighbor's yard. We went over and asked if we could rake them up and "borrow" them for some pictures. My neighbor generously said yes, so I loaded Syd up in her stroller, got Eric's wagon, and then grabbed the dog's little blue pool.




Anyway, that evening, we went out with Suzanne, her husband Jon, and Sydney, and got a few really cute shots. {These aren't edited yet, but you get the idea.}

{Leaves are imported from my neighbor's yard.}

Oh, The Possibilities

So, a girlfriend of mine and I are thinking we need to throw a Fall/Halloween/We're-Adults-But-We-Don't-Care-We-Wanna-Dress-Up-Too shin-dig. I found out she's known for years what she'd want to be if given the chance to dress up:

A) Pirate

B) Vampire

Simple enough. She would be perfect for either character.

So, why is it that I am having such a hard time figuring this out? To be honest, I haven't actually thought about dressing myself up {besides the usual mandatory morning routine which is way less fun} since our church's second-to-last Harvest Festival. I was a cheerleader. And I believe I was a freshman in high school.

Yeah. It's been a while.

Nowadays, Halloween revolves around the plethera of superhero/ninja/soldier/masked whatever costumes the retailers convince little boys they simply can't live without. {"But Mo-ooommm! How will I fight the bad guys without a suit?!"}

Apparently "bad guys" have gotten so bad that they don't realize their sword/web/laser-wielding opponent is actually a superhero without an emblazoned "S", spider, or bat somewhere on the chest-area of the clothes said opponent is wearing.

*sigh*

So my friend and I have been batting around ideas for me. I've listed a few below.

Saloon Girl

Gangster/Mobster

Pink Ranger
{This is my son's choice}

Flamingo

What to do. . .what to do. . .


*Please note: I have neither the cleavage nor the desire to wear the exact costumes pictured. They are merely visual aids. Feel free to lower your eyebrows.