It’s true: We wait all year to see what epic Halloween costume David Burtka (and his husband, Neil Patrick Harris, and kids, Harper and Gideon) will come up with next. That’s why we were thrilled to get an update from Burtka on how the costumes are coming along during a recent in-person chat in PureWow’s New York City office.
In a nutshell? The pressure is on, Burtka says.
“We just dressed up as a family one time and now there’s such an expectation behind it,” he laughs. “[Neil and I] always wonder how long it’s going to be until the kids go: ‘I’m done. I’m not doing this anymore.’”
Still, plans are already in motion for this year’s costume. And with Halloween less than two weeks away, Burtka can reveal that, after last year’s memorable (and spooky) performance as the hitchhiking ghosts from Disney’s The Haunted Mansion ride, they’ve decided to scale back.