walking the red carpet

Last night, Gloria, our social worker, organized a costume contest and it was a blast! I am impressed by these creative and ingenious costumes, most of which were made with whatever we had laying around the house, in craft baskets or storage areas. Gloria acted as the evening's MC, while Rachel, Justin and I were the judging panel. Five prizes were given out: best of younger kids, best of the middle-aged kids, best of the older kids (there was a tie here), and best of the tios/tias. Enjoy!

The red carpet

Judges' table (behind the counter) and MC podium

Justin modeling a traditional Salvadoran dress. Red is definitely his color!

Rachel/Jack Sparrow. An uncanny likeness.

Gloria/Morticia Addams

Winner, younger kids: a firefighter. How cute!

Policeman

Giraffe

Cheer Bear

Belle

a Hula Girl

Dracula

a Pastor

Dinosaur

Batman

Winner, middle-aged kids: Indian - if we left him to his own devices, this is exactly how he would turn out.

Fred & George Weasley

Jesus

Shahrzad

Winner #1, older kids: Friday Addams. She was the spitting image; her stare is the creepiest!

Butterfly

Winner #2, older kids: the Mad Hatter

Hermione Granger

Little Red Riding Hood

Winner: Tia Mila/she apparently looks exactly like a character on a Mexican soap opera

Tío Julio/John the Baptist

Mama Kathy/Soccer Player

Tia Ana/Cleopatra

Tia Carla/Cruella de Vil

Tia Yessenia/Witch

Cowgirl - my entire outfit came from Gloria except the jeans and sandals. Cowgirls wear sandals, right?