Halloween Pics! I'm only the eighty-billionth person to spam your flist, too!

[stoney321]

Let me start by saying I have the worlds crappiest digital camera. *hopes Santa pays attention this year and doesn't CHEAT ME, bastard*

Okay the run-down. Emily, our littlest, has REFUSED to trick or treat. Up until this year. Like, screaming hissy fit. So I was super excited that she was jazzed for dress-up this year. I only had to make three costumes before we got her to comply. Brat? Nooooo. She started off as the Corpse Bride, then hated it. So... Sally from "Nightmare Before Christmas" it is! But... black wig, not red. Oh, well. Mr. S in his infinite wisdom *cough* took all the pictures OUTSIDE. In the dark. Without a flash. Which I discovered this morning. So I've tried to lighten them up as best as I could...



So. The boy was Darth Vader, but you couldn't see his handsome face, so I uploaded the pics of him sans mask. He had the breathing and the "Noooooooooo!" down pat. Hee hee! *siiiigh* He's going to be dreamy when he gets older. Mother's bias? Sure, sure. and yes, I am aware that Emily looks like Samara. Ha!



One more, because they've been bickering lately and I was SO GLAD the two of them were ENJOYING each other's company.



You can't see it, but "Sally" has stitches down her arms, up her neck, etc. I TRIED! It's hard putting makeup on a squirming 4 year old. And here's where we realized she could pass for Samara. Niiiiiiiice. Guess what you're going as next year!



My Number 2 - third grader, wanted to be a "cute devil." Can you believe not ONE store had a devil costume? Correction. Not one NON-SEXY, THIS IS FOR A CHILD, I'M NOT RAISING A WHORE, I THANK YOU, Devil Costume. So. Black unitard, black yoga pants, black boots, and tail and horns. *cough* Her friend, SHEBLI (remember her? Crap. They ran into her last night) was dressed like a Pirate Whore. Oh, I'm sure that's not what the costume box said... I don't think... but. Half shirt that laced up IN THE FRONT like a corset. With NOTHING underneath. Are you picturing this? Skin exposed between the laces? On her FRONT?? Tiny skirt with handkerchief hem - you know: like it's ragged and torn? TINY. And platform boots. Knee high. Number one: it was 50 degrees. Number two: the child is 9. Number 3: her parents let her go BY HERSELF. Thank god Mr. S was there. Can you IMAGINE? We live in a gated community, but are you trying to tell me perverts don't own houses? Not to mention the possibility of being hit, or falling down, or getting lost in the dark.... GAH.

Okay. Here's my beautiful Morgan. (Yes, yes, mother's bias.)



And Morgan and Emily. (GOD, Morgan is tall! She's 8!!! 4'5"? That's tall, right?)



And now I have more candy than I know what to do with. At one point, I ran out while passing out candy, the boy came back (was bored) and I ransacked his pillowcase (we're old school, yo) for the crap candy. "And a Bit-O-Honey for you, peanut butter wafer thingy for you, and some cheap, turquoise Brachs hard candy thingamajigger for you! Don't egg me!"

ARE YOU ACCUSING ME OF GOING THROUGH THEIR BAGS AND STEALING THE YORK PEPPERMINT PATTIES AND SNICKERS AND 3 MUSKETEERS AND BUTTERFINGERS AND HIDING THEM IN MY DESK? ARE YOU??? Okay, just one of each. THEY DON'T NEED TO EAT ALL OF THAT ANYWAY. And those new Butterfinger crunchy things. But only two. THEY GOT PLENTY, HUSH.

OH! I had a Tiny Elvis come to my door. He was... 20 months? Could barely hold his bag? And he said: "Thank you. Thank you vewy much." I DIED. His dad was cracking up, then cuddled and kissed the boy - they had rehearsed. *laughs* Not many imaginative costumes. Lots of store bought ones. Okay, yeah, my kids too, I know. Except for Emily, who remains my favorite for letting me play with her. NEXT YEAR THEY ARE COING AS CONTRACTIONS. Or something with 3. I don't know. THE TRINITY!!!! Ha ha ha! I'm going to get run out of town. And I WILL DRESS UP, dangit. Mr. S went with anelith's costume idea (we were in a time crunch and I couldn't get anything for us - poop!): Arhtur Dent: robe, towel, empty tea cup, bewildered expression, and a "Don't Panic" button. Heee! No one got it. I laughed at least. Stupid illiterate Republican neighborhood.

YES I HAVE HAD SOME CANDY THIS MORNING - WHY DO YOU ASK? *bounces*

[ETA: For Eh? Factor in the haul from last night] Okay, got new toothbrushes - yes, from the dentist - not interested in drumming up business, is he? Granola bars - my kids thought that was cool. Noise-makers - THANKS. No. Really. "Come on, kids! Let's go stand outside the nice lady's house and blow REALLY HARD." And 2 Jesus tracts. "Trick? or TRUTH." Awesome. "It isn't always fun to be afraid. Let Jesus save you from Satan." And I quote. I need to see if they got tp'd. and #2: "Say, let's make this a REAL HALLOWEEN!" What? string up witches and burn them for being pagans? Take the blood of a virgin after she's been rutted by the tribe elders and sprinkle it on the crops for a good harvest? OH. Pray to Jesus. ...huh? "Thank you for coming to my house and letting me share the love of Jesus." Well... we would have preferred smarties, thanks.

Comments

[bitchygrrl.livejournal.com]

The little one DOES look like Samara with the makeup. Your kiddies are adorable. :) Oh and I agree with you about the pirate costume WTF? Allow your child to be a child. You don't even want to start me on that bit... Little Elvis sounds too cute, and I would have laughed at Mr.S's costume. No nore candy for you today, unless you share with the group.

[stoney321.livejournal.com]

OMG. *dumps a TON of candy in your hands* Sooooo much. 3 kids + pillowcases + a Dad who thinks it should never end = TOO MUCH CANDY.

Oh! I forgot to mention the Jesus tracts... *edits to add*

[bitchygrrl.livejournal.com]

Yay!
*eats candy*
*reads Oh! I forgot to mention the Jesus tracts*
*chokes*
Oh no people didn't.

[sweptawaybayou.livejournal.com]

Bwahahahahahahaha!!!

I love your family.

Lori and I worked. Meh. No Halloween for us. Jeff said he was too old to go trick or treating and told me to bring him home candy. Lisa, who will NEVER be too old for trick or treating, dressed up, as usual, as some obscure Final Fantasy character. Last year she was Hell Boy. The year before that? Night Crawler. But she didn't T and T, she and her best friend, who was an UnDead Barbie Zombie answered the door and scared the Hell out of the neighborhood kids. Ahhhh. Good times.

Gimme some candy!

*flails*

[stoney321.livejournal.com]

Every year. Get those every year. The boy, bless 'em, always says, "isn't that nice?" And then dives into the candy. He's considerate. Morgan throws them on the ground in disgust and goes back to the candy. BWAH! My little greedy shits. *wipes tear*

[stoney321.livejournal.com]

*DUMPS A TON* And we got (mostly) good candy: FULL SIZED chocolate bars on one block. Whoa! Lots of chocolate and popcorn balls and smarties and skittles and... *makes a little package for you*

I LOVE YOUR KID. Man, I dressed up and went trick or treating through COLLEGE. Gimmie some CANDY! Hee!! Night crawler? I bet that looked AWESOME.

[smashsc.livejournal.com]

OMG! your kids got Chick Tracts for Halloween!?! That is the best thing ever. Hee! There are like 10 different Halloween themed Chick Tracts I've never seen them all.

[bitchygrrl.livejournal.com]

The boy is very sweet, but I'm with Morgan. If you wanna go that route on Halloween, then give out chocolate Jesuse? Jesui? What's the plural of Jesus?

[crazydiamondsue.livejournal.com]

I was about to say, "What? No Jesus tracts? No tooth brushes?" Heh.

OMG - Austin is GORGEOUS and Emily is adorable - she cheesed and everything! When did Morgan get so tall? Is she taller than me, do you think? Okay, so I'm over 5' - but just barely.

Your kids are cute, *I* would have laughed at Allen's costume and I'm jealous of you and your candy.

I did nothing. Our DSL and Dish Networked are fixed - so what did I do? I watched Buffy. "Hush" in particular, but I watched "Something Blue" before it because - hey - it was on the same DVD and sometimes you're just in a mood for Giles asking if Spike is going to "lick" him to death.

Then I talked to Entre - that would be IM, although we're getting our microphones hooked up soon - for a while. Then Caza came home. Snuggles. Cookie. Sleep. Wow. I am one exciting little goblin.

Now I have to take in my ghost lights and go hunting for my pilgrims...

[stoney321.livejournal.com]

HA! Oh, man I WISH they were Chick tracts. Those are AWESOME for their doom and gloom. These were happy, oh my god, Christianity is good! We have no history of persecution or hatred, and COME UNTO USSSSS. These are.. *checks* Good News Publishers?

[stoney321.livejournal.com]

*siighs over my dreamy boy* He gets the braces on TOMORROW. *prepares for whining*

You know... I called you THREE TIMES. Ahem. And pinged you. And chatted with Caza on IM.

I WILL HAVE CANDY IN DECEMBER. Dude - pillowcases were 3/4ths filled. I'm not exaggerating. That is... if I'm still coming in December? WHO KNOWS. ignorerer. You don't love me. You just love my CD style.

[stoney321.livejournal.com]

I think it would be Christs. Which... wow. Holy Salvation times plenty!

[smashsc.livejournal.com]

There is a Halloween Chick tract about a girl who witnessness to her schoolmate Buffy (Buffy's mother watches vampire shows) after their teacher makes them all dress in costume for Halloween and the good girl doesn't want to because Halloween is the DEVIL'S!

I love it when I find Chick tracts laying around. They are so fantastically bad.

[tinpanalley.livejournal.com]

The kids are precious! Such beautiful smiles!

Don't feel about taking the kid's candy, my mom had something she made up called Mom's Choice. This basically meant that before my friends and I started the barter and trade process, my mom got to choose three pieces of candy of her choice, including the really good stuff! And, believe me...she took full advantage of that! :)

[crazydiamondsue.livejournal.com]

I'm not an ignorer! I just didn't have YIM turned on. Entre stalked me down to AIM and then pinged me with her weird brand name. Okay, it's not weird.

I was PISSY last night. I was MEAN to Caza. I need HELP. And I mean MEAN. I'll tell you about it later. You called three times? Really? On the phone-phone or the cell phone? Why? What did I miss?

And - wrong! I also love you for your black bean dip. Hah!

[desoto-hia873.livejournal.com]

Cute costumes and cute kids! Yes, I think 4'5" at 8 years old is tall. But what do I know? I was barely 4' tall when I was 9. *Everyone* is tall compared to me.

[hellziggy.livejournal.com]

Too early for me to read your OMG STONEY HAS HAD SUGAR!! post, but just a quick photo tip.
Do you have photoshop? (or photoshop elements? although I don't know if elements has the features needed...) You can lighten pictures like magic (magic, I tell you!!!) really easily. You take the picture and copy the whole darn thing to another layer. Then you set the blending mode to screen. The whole thing lightens up. If it's not light enough yet, put another copy on top of that one with the blending mode set to screen. Shampoo, rinse, repeat. When you are at a stage where one is still a bit too dark but the next layer makes it too light you just dial down the opacity of that top layer.

[stoney321.livejournal.com]

Pfft. That's from a store. You don't need ME for that. HARUMPH.

I must have picked up your pissy mood on my walk. BOOO. (Yes. I called the last number you called me from - it comes up as Sue - may be the Scooby phone?)

AND YOU MISSED MEEEEEEEE. Heh. [/grandiose and full of it]

[stoney321.livejournal.com]

Gulp! I'm only supposed to take 3? *puts a bunch back*

[stoney321.livejournal.com]

She's GINORMOUS. Lean, long and TAAAAAALLLL. (Her biological father is 6'8". She's gonna be expensive.)

[stoney321.livejournal.com]

I have PS8 - and I have NO CLUE how to use filters and stuff. Ergh! I am going to try this! Woooot!

Layer? Vastor? Rectum? *flails*

[tinpanalley.livejournal.com]

Well, my mother made the whole thing up so for you, Mom's Choice could be taking 20 pieces! It's Mom's Choice after all! :)

[hellziggy.livejournal.com]

If you can't figure out how to get it to work I can either A) put together a tutorial and put it on my LJ, or B) you can send me the originals for me to work on. But the screenshots in my tutorial would be Photoshop CS. I'm off work early for a dentist appointment so I'll theoretically have free time this afternoon.
Dentist appointment the day after Halloween, how smart was that???

[inlovewithnight.livejournal.com]

Aww, adorable childrens! And it sounds like a rip-roaring good Halloween time at Casa Stoney. :) More fun than the rest of the neighborhood is having! (Jesus tracts? WTF?)

[stoney321.livejournal.com]

Just us? You don't have people proselytizing on Halloween in YOUR neighborhood? Heh.

It was only one house this year. Last year there were four.

*beams with motherly pride*