harry potter

Last night, after a very long week for all of us, Punk and Kooka headed to the Barnes and Noble Harry Potter party in full force. Punk chose to dress as "The Greatest Wizard Who Ever Lived" and his very favorite character - Dumbledore. Kooka, of course could go as none other than the smartest girl at Hogwarts - Hermione Granger. Kooka had by far the best Hermionie costume (courtesy of our amazing seamstress friend Christina), and Punk managed to pull off his snazzy cloak with one of mom's old prom dresses, and some $7 half-moon spectacles. Both kids were stopped frequently by people who wanted to take pictures of (or with) them and happily stopped to pose in character with whomever asked. Punk in particular seemed to glean a lot of attention from the high school girls, while Kooka garnered a bit more from the grown ups. Both kids made the finals in the costume contest. Punk eventually won for one of two best kids, while Kooka eventually lost to a girl with a brown mop on her head who won by audience applause.

Thankfully we thought to take the pictures before we left. The bookstore was packed. Uncle Cares-a-Lot and Auntie M. weren't even allowed in the building when they got there and had to gaze at the children's costumes through the bookstore window. Finally we got permission from the police to exit and re-enter the building fo a brief visit. Aaron and Kooka decied to stay outside, while Punk and Mom headed back in to wait, and wait, and wait . . . .

Now that I'm done reading, I can say it was worth the wait - sort of. Nothing I hadn't already figured out on my own though.