Here is what the pregnant lady looks like without the costume hugging her mentor after a 5 hour drive in the rain. And above that is my Mom, who survived the 5 hour drive in the rain PLUS the return trip in monsoon rain, in the dark, who's really a Grandmother, do you believe it? She knows how to moisturize. And at the top is Thomas bobbing for apples, 3 year old style and of course the spoils.
My mother made these great felt fruit costumes for my brother and I as children. We also got to be blue crayons...but you'll have to wait a few years to see those again. Pregnant strawberries make more sense than blue pregnant crayons. Thomas makes an awesome banana, but moves like a monkey so we opted to visit the Batsto Historic Village Halloween celebration sans the felt costumes plus boots, since Batsto has a lake & Thomas is 3. We had a choice between the township parade and the historic village celebration, and we made the right choice. A. They gave out toys instead of candy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Yey! B. We got there early enough to really enjoy all of the games. C. There were free pony rides (Thomas won't do that yet, large live animals make him a bit nervous) D. Everyone was extremely nice and non-competitive. There were no rigged costume competitions where the local PTA moms clique shunned my talented mother's handiwork for the same old princess and witch costumes worn by THEIR daughters. Guess I'm a little bitter, or a bit pregnant & witchy myself. We had a beautiful day together, counting the Hannah Montanas. Just kidding, but really, she needs a wilder look if she's going to market it for costume use. 
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