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Remember to vote!

This Saturday, John McCain, Sarah Palin, Uncle Sam and Lady Liberty were dealt a stunning defeat. I’m still barely able to talk about this emotional event, but I have to tell someone.

Despite “teh best costume evar” and our best campaigning efforts, we didn’t even place in the costume contest at our friend’s Halloween party (the only Halloween event we were able to participate in this year, unless visiting the doctor counts).

So, since I’m desperately in need of validation, feel free to tell me how good our costumes are:
halloween costumes: uncle sam, John McCain, Sarah Palin, lady liberty

And me:
me as Sarah Palin

We didn’t even get to give a concession speech (it was another one of those “oh, I thought you were going to do it!” moments).

On the plus side, several people came up to us to tell us how awesome we were much they liked our costumes, including the host’s mom 😀 .

As we were leaving, the hostess told us, “Oh, I knew I should have voted! I would have totally voted for you guys!”

“Well,” I said, “Just don’t make that mistake on Tuesday!”

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Family costume ideas?

UPDATE: All these suggestions and dozens more are incorporated into the ultimate list of family costumes!

Now, I know I have the best and brightest readers out there. So since I’m stumped, I just know if I bring my problem to you, you’ll have the perfect solution.

We need a costume for Hallowe’en.

For the actual day, it’s fine if Hayden dresses up as, y’know, whatever. But we also have a Hallowe’en party that’s a tradition—and there are prizes. Of course, I don’t care about such things. I just want to rest secure in the knowledge that my children, husband and I have the most creative, best executed costumes in the known universe.

That sounds like a manageable assignment, don’t you think?

What do you suggest? Share your best family costume ideas here!

(A reminder: we have two adults, me and Ryan, and two kids, our two-year-old son, Hayden, and our two-month-old daughter, Rebecca.)