Boy and Two Janes

Halloween! We had to think of a costume that didn't rely on any kind of headgear, because it simply would not stay on Zain's head for any length of time.  I joked that we should make him Tarzan - no hat and no shoes, which he is also not a big fan of.  Then the more we thought about the idea, the more we loved it.  I had to do a bit of googling to remember some Tarzan details.  I had totally forgotten about Boy!  It was perfect.  So our boy became Boy.

We also ended up with a little bonus.  I had gone to a thrift store and bought all the animal print items I could find. After we made Zain's loincloth, there was a lovely leopard print dress left over that happened to fit both me and Shif perfectly.  It was too much to resist, so we both became Jane. I wore the costume to a party Saturday with some of our 1-year-old pals, and Shif wore it trick-or-treating Monday night.  We thought it was appropriate that Boy had two Janes and no Tarzan.  

There was a Cheetah, too!

Zain won the pin the nose on the jack o' lantern contest!  He was the best of a not-very-accurate group.

Sharing.  That's a good sign.

 

Boy seems to be in the middle of a Tarzan yell

 

One of the other moms is a music therapist and she brought lots of instruments to play with

He loved playing with a drum

Boy doing a little cooking

This woman got on the subway with us on the way home from the party.  Seriously, what are the chances??

Going out Monday night required a few more layers

Jane #2

Maria came out with us

Trick or treat at Michelle's house

Auntie Michelle, what is that on your head????

Zain walked most of the block, with a few pit stops to collect leaves or to see what was in the street

The family, including Pumpkin Dog

Sticks!  Awesome!