Halloween 2008

Kellisa wanted to be Hannah Montana for Halloween 2008. After attempting to have her hair straightened and temporarily dyed blond, Kellisa looked more like a Hannah Zombie:

Fifth Grade Recognition Program (6.7.10)

Halloween 2007

A couple of weeks before Halloween 2007, Kellisa and I visited Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge. Lisa (with a recently broken ankle) stayed home. Our trip coincided with National Wildlife Refuge Week, which included many activities geared towards kids. One activity was face painting. It was a very long line and I asked Kellisa if she wanted her face painted. I was hoping and crossing my fingers for a "no", but she said "YES"! We waited almost two hours for her turn. We watched countless little kids, mostly girls, getting their faces painted like princesses, cats, tigers, butterflies and super heroes. When it was Kellisa's turn, she started looking at the patterns that were offered. She immediately pointed to a vampire bat. The face painting lady asked if Kellisa wanted fangs and dripping blood and Kellisa answered "YES". I could not have been more proud/happy with her decision. The end result was well worth the long wait in line:

With the face painting fresh in her memory, Kellisa decided to be a bat for Halloween. Again, Lisa gets all the credit for the costume and face painting:

Kellisa and her classmates:

Halloween 2006

Kellisa wanted to be a "scary spider" for Halloween. Earlier in the year, Kellisa picked a spider t-shirt as a souvenir from the Grand Canyon and enjoys the way people act scared when looking at the shirt. Kellisa is not wearing glasses due to the fact that she fell on her face (crushing the glasses), landing on concrete while chasing Scottie at school. All was good when 5 male paramedics/firemen arrived at the school to attend to Kellisa and transport her to the emergency room. Initial fears of a concussion and broken nose were in reality just really good scrapes.

Lisa gets 100% of the credit for the costume design and making all the props. The large web w/spider hangs above Kellisa's bedroom door.

Scottie and Kellisa at school: