a nonnie costume

For a while we were asking Nate what he wanted to be for Halloween but the question really didn't seem to make any sense to him. I can understand that - it's a strange concept for a newbie. You wear a funny outfit and go to strangers' houses and they give you candy. And there are a bunch of spiders and pumpkins everywhere.

After a bit of prodding we finally got Nate to settle on a "nonnie" (or, in English, a lion) costume. Crafty Thad pulled out the sewing machine, figured out how to thread it (which is farther than I've ever gotten), and whipped up a cute little lion suit. Then I sewed the mane and tail (sans machine) to complete the ensemble. But Nate freaks out every time he sees the outfit and he definitely is not interested in having the little mane hood on his head, let alone in the same room. We're hoping he'll chill out by Friday, otherwise he'll be going trick or treating as a taupe blob. In Nate's place, here's Elmo modeling the costume.