Mr. Patrick Whiskers .VS. Godzilla

Halloween, as always, is a huge and multi-day event in our household, even here in the land of the rising sun, where the holiday is received with bewildered amusement as another strange but fun American custom. Once again, Brenda showed me up with her pumpkin carving skills.

Of course, like macabre fashionistas our girls (mommy included) simply can't be seen in the same outfit more than once. So for the base-sponsored "Halloween on the Green" Cordy was The Bride of Dracula, Dan was a Renaissance Princess, while Mommy was Little Red Riding Hood.

On the Green we enjoyed inflatable slides and bounce houses, a dance show by a local girls dance studio, and lots of candy thrown to the crowd from the stage. We endured the rain that scared off most ghouls and goblins and we enjoyed the event. If you look closely, you can see Dan in the middle of the scrum for candy in this picture:

For actual trick or treating night, Danielle went as Secret Agent Dan, complete with trench coat, briefcase and dark glasses; Cordelia made an amazing Wednesday Adams in a braided black wig; but it was Mommy who went as a "homicidal maniac" (That's an Adams Family joke: "they look just like everybody else"). Now that the holiday is over, Brenda and I get to eat all the candy!