Turns out that when you have a kid, Halloween stretches for more than just the night you go out to either get candy or whip eggs at people. The younger the kids, the more there are rounds of parties to make. Good thing to, because what is cuter than the Lil Buddha dressed as a bee?






the yellow pants didn't last long so one of us made the unusual choice of purple pants. (note: it wasn't the one of us who actually "keeps bees").

note the stinger:



She will of course be dressing like a bee for the next 17 years, at which point she will be an adult and at that point can decide to pick another costume if necessary.

There was a costume contest but it was decided that no person without the cognitive ability to know that had one would be judged for their costume. (Do I need to point out that this was a party of clinical and cognitive psychologists?)

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Unknown said…
You've got a really cute kid, Dan Margolies.
--Mia Berkman
November 11, 2008 at 7:29 PM
DM said…
Thanks Mia. Where are you?
November 16, 2008 at 5:15 AM
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