Have You Ever in Your Life Seen Such a Huge Pile of Pooh (#2)?

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Or one as cute?

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Atitcus’s wonderfully imaginative Halloween Costume, with Mom Michelle and Sister BananaHead.

More pics from the East Gloucester Gang tomorrow!

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15 thoughts on “Have You Ever in Your Life Seen Such a Huge Pile of Pooh (#2)?”

  3. As a parent, grandparent and teacher I really don’t understand this Halloween costume. It is extremely inapropriate and sends the wrong message to young people. I think this is a very sad statment about Halloween and parent judgement.

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    1. WOW Ellen. It’s interesting to me how you talk about judgment while being so judgemental. Best costume I’ve seen in awhile. I’m happy that my parents didn’t stifle my creativity. I would be lost.

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      2. Great comment jmarsh.

        When our daughter was four, I asked her what she would like to be for Halloween. A pig-keeper she said, as though it were the most everyday thing in the world to be.That sounds wonderful honey, I said, but please remind me of what a pig-keeper looks like? She talked about a story we had read awhile back, about a keeper of the pigs in a Medieval castle. Oh yes, of course.

        Finding in the fabric baskets some cheery aqua blue and Granny Smith apple green fabric, we got to work. Replete with a Medieval mantle, matching elf-like slippers and hat, we made one pig-keeper costume. She carried a basket with a little pink pig. I spent the night explaining to friends and fellow trick or treaters what a pig keeper is, but she looked adorable and was so very pleased with her costume! Along with her swan princess and other dress up costumes, she spent a good part of the rest of the winter playing in her pig-keeper costume. And as Joey points out, she, and we, have this very fond memory of a fun out-of the-box Halloween!

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    2. What’s that, about not taking yourself too seriously? Or the having a sense of humor part?

      Instead of some blah retreaded costume, this family will have this hilarious memory to share their entire lives.

      Bravo for raising kids with a sense of humor.

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  6. Thanks everyone (except, I guess, Ellen)! As several people pointed out, it was a little boy’s dream costume. Funny as heck, and creative for sure (kudos to mama Michelle for making it happen). When Atticus pitched the idea we just shrugged and said, “Why not?” He made several people laugh so hard I thought they were going to pee themselves (how’s that for inappropriate?), so what’s the harm in that? These days we could all use a good laugh. Cheers!

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  7. Now if he had cut up marshmallows so they resembled maggots and had a few sticking out of his mouth when he said trick or treat, now that would have been across the line … 🙂

    Not. Might steal this. Brown pipe insulation, buy local, Ace Hardware, check.

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