Even though the U.S. Embassy in Abidjan has been very focused on preparations for the election, the community liaison officer managed to scrape together a little Halloween party for the kids. They walked around to the different offices and knocked on the doors for trick or treating. I think the adults had almost as much fun as the kids did.
James insisted that he wanted to be Buzz Lightyear for Halloween. We ordered the costume online shortly after we moved here and it arrived a couple of weeks ahead of time. When James saw the costume, he absolutely refused to put it on. His parents coaxed and cajoled for days, but he remained adamant.
Thanks to peer pressure and promises of candy, James finally agreed to wear the costume for the Halloween festivities. Then, he refused to take it off at bedtime and has insisted on wearing it every day since the party... Aren’t 2-year-olds great?!
Simon’s costume didn’t arrive in time, so we had to enlist the help of our neighborhood tailor. Emily printed out a photo from online and gave it to Ibrahim. It took him less than 12 hours to get the fabric and make the costume (without a pattern)...Emily was totally impressed. Simon is crawling full time now and getting into everything, so we decided a monkey costume would be fitting...
We hope all of you had a great Halloween too!
Enjoy our home video entitled: "When Baby Monkeys Attack!"
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We had to quarantine Elin's costume. It came a month early and she wanted to wear it every day. Now she has free reign to wear it as much as her little heart desires.
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