Halloween was our first real holiday in the New House, and we got inaugurated with over 75 kids, $35 of candy gone in just over an hour! We also gave ourselves a great introduction to the neighborhood, with the first doorbell had Brewer crashing through the door and bolting down the street with me in hot pursuit. Nothing like barreling down the sidewalk after your idiot dog, with parents and their trick-or-treaters looking at you like wow, never seen a fat lady run that fast. Note- Brewer was not in the lobster costume yet, which I was told by a neighbor would have really added to the hilarity. I grabbed Brewer about two blocks down and hauled him back home, with Marmot (who had been in the shower) coming downstairs just in time to ask, why the hell are you sweating?
I put his non-sweaty self on candy duty...
Because we don’t have children (and because, according to Queen B, we have an inordinate amount of spending money for stupid things) we bought Halloween costumes for the dogs. Now one of the challenges of having two large dogs (88lbs and 105lbs) is that the XXL costumes from Petsmart are a little snug. But we were not disuaded by this small detail, we stuffed the dogs into them anyway. If I can stuff myself into a pair of killer shoes, the boys can suffer for an hour of costume wearing!
Brewer the Lobster...
Trying to get them to sit still for a picture!
Max the Shark
And yes, even the cat’s costume was too tight. But I’ll admit, it was on clearance at TJ Maxx for $2 (the inmate costume I really wanted was sold out) and it was actually an XS dog costume…who knew she was that fat?? I’m starting to see a pattern here…
Happy kitty!
So we decided to deliver pumpkin muffins to the neighbors from Max the Shark and Brewer the Lobster…Neighbor Bob shook his head, and told us we need to have kids already. lol
Yum!
The pumpkin muffins were a-ma-zing, its a recipe my sister Apple B. found on Allrecipes.com, the Pumpkin Bars II recipe and she just put the batter into muffin tins. Note: the tablespoons of baking soda and baking powder should actually be teaspoons. lol The awful part is that Brewer has taken up counter-surfing as a hobby, and ate about 12 of them.
Hope you all had a wonderful Halloween!
Comments
Natalie
I can just see you running after Brewer…mostly I can see it because I have had to do it with our middle dog. She thinks it is the best game in the world to play keep-away with herself. Sadly she will probably out live us all….maybe she is plotting to smother me in my sleep. That’s why she sleeps in a crate, so I know she is secure before I close my eyes. hahaha. I bought the lobster costume for our puppy back when he was a puppy. It was the most adorable thing ever.
Lil' Woman
Lol….that is too cute…I love the pups costumes!!
Whitney
I *love* their costumes! My mom has a mini-wiener and I wanted to get her the lobster costume as well!
Jenni
Oh MAN, this CRACKED ME UP!! The lobster costume!!! I DIE!!! We have a hard time finding outfits that fit Gracie and Cooper, too. And a lot of places don’t even carry large sizes!! Why IS that?? Big doggies like to look cute too (or at least their owners like them to)!!