We inherited a jack-o'-lantern costume from our friend Tara, so we decided to try it out. We had to put it on in the parking lot because it's not compatible with car seats.
Proud Farmer Julie shows off her prize twenty-pound pumpkin.
I was actually contemplating getting Zack a new costume -- until I saw that hat! Get a load of that hat!
The big pumpkins were arranged in rows instead of all jumbly like I'd hoped. Zack did his best to blend in, going on the theory that pumpkins are social vegetables and would appreciate a few laughs.
Not surprisingly it was the piles of small pumpkins that Z successfully infiltrated. I think I can claim this because a woman passing by thought we were just grooving on the pumpkins so much we were taking pictures -- then she noticed Zack's little face. More than one shopper said they wanted "that one," but we didn't hear any good offers and took him home ourselves.
Julie had the idea to render Team Cross in pumpkin form, and I had to go for it.
Note the distinctive sideburns.
I made Julie's eyes bigger than she designed them, but other than that stayed with her sketches.
What's ironic here is that Zack really doesn't accept pacifiers anymore, and hasn't for a while. This was too good to pass up, however, and it's not like we'll miss that binky.
Julie's original designs can be seen on the left of this jumble of sketches. I think next year it's back to monsters.
