Rosie Reports for Duty

Halloween costume selection in this house follows a predictable pattern: Theo picks dinosaur (shocking absolutely no one), Sophie goes full witch aesthetic, Marcus declares himself ‘Sophie’s chauffeur’ and calls it a day. And me? Well, someone had to represent the strong women of history.

Rosie Reports for Duty

I may have gotten slightly carried away with the Rosie the Riveter thing. Marcus accused me of flexing in every single photo. I told him I wasn’t taking it seriously enough - this woman helped win a war, the least I could do was nail the bicep pose. The red bandana, the high-waisted jeans, the ‘We Can Do It!’ attitude - I committed fully. No regrets.

The whole crew ready for trick-or-treating chaos

Before we headed out for the neighborhood candy crawl, I managed to wrangle everyone for one family photo. Theo roared through most of it, Sophie perfected her witch cackle, and Marcus just stood there looking like he was wondering how his life got this beautifully chaotic. Same, Marcus. Same.