Don't ask me what the significance of Halloween, I do not know. All I know is, it's good fun to play dress-up whether for the kids or the adults. And honestly, the treats are secondary because at the end of the 'harvest', Sera only gets a few sweets and the rest I either re-distribute or stash away for safe keeping. 'wink'
So this afternoon, at exactly 4pm, a few mothers and their kids ... and Johan (all the moms were very surprised that a father actually came!), met at the playground to embark on the mission of Trick or Treating. One of the moms had suggested the night before that the mothers come dressed as 'men', with moustache and all. Inwardly, I groaned but peer pressure (yes, even for a mom like me) meant I had to suck it in and just do it!
I don't own a piece of formal shirt or anything that has a buttons all the way down, so I rummaged Johan's wardrobe and chose the 'smallest' shirt I could find. Pants? Shall I just wear his as well? Hmm, why not? Belt, his thick brown belt definitely. I was starting to feel, creepily, like Johan. I pulled on white socks and wore my Nike runners. All done. Oh actually, not quite yet. Without thinking, I started to apply black eye shadow on my jawline, above my upper lip, created side burns. The result, I looked like a ghastly version of a Johan.
Sera was all ready in her mermaid costume. I have to say, she looked very cute wearing it for the 3rd time. She has grown into her costume, especially with the coloured hair extensions I added for her. So, how did Sera react to my costume? She cried! She was confused and kept saying she didn't like how I looked. She wanted me to look like mama. Oh goodness. We were running late so I had to quickly explain that I was only in costume, just like she was. She reluctantly accepted my hasty explanation and we rushed to the playground.
Johan, who was walking with Yasmin, was also adding the finishing touches to his costume. He was going as 'Bob the Builder'. Come on, it was so easy for him. He wore this 'costume' at work everyday! From the boot of his car, he pulled out his safety helmet, his safety vest and his working boots. When he met me at the playground, he insisted I put on his other safety helmet and safety vest. Huh? Ok, whatever. I ended up really looking like him now!
We all had a good laugh at each other, posed for photos and then planned our strategy for our Trick or Treating. It was simple. We just had hunt down the houses that had a pumpkin of some sort outside their doors. So all the 'men' plus one real man, and all the giggling kids, spent the next hour 'begging' for sweets. We drew a lot of curious stares along the way (but of course) but all of us, even the kids I'm sure, had a good time.
We decided to have dinner at the Italian restaurant nearby and Johan was like, "Didn't you bring a change of clothes?". Yes, my husband who didn't stand beside me the whole time we were Trick or Treating was actually very embarrassed of this male imposter. Ha ha. I wiped off my beard, took off the safety helmet and vest, let my hair down, carried my hand bag ... hmmm, that was the best I could do. I grabbed his hand, didn't let go of it, and marched straight to the restaurant. I glanced at him from the side, and I'm so sure I saw him cringe. What I thought? Oh, my outfit, or rather his - the baggy shirt and the thick belt that was barely keeping his shorts up. Ha ha.
Sera with her friends, Elin and Josephine
"Trick or Treat!!!"
Taking a rest in between the hard work
Bags full of treats ... the crew was tired but contented
Yasmin was oblivious to all the sweets that were being thrown at us ... she was happily scootering around and at one time, even followed these boys instead
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