Halloweener
Since I'm here, I might as well write about Halloween, too. It's really late, and I should be sleeping, but hey-o!
Also, I need something to distract me from staring at that baby picture of Evan and missing my little baby boy.
Our Halloweens always start with a Trunk or Treat with our church. Andrew and I usually dress up for that and not actually on Halloween. I was pretty proud of our costumes this year. Not gonna lie.
Andrew went as Captain Obvious.
He was actually Captain Obvious last year, but since we moved, he just reused the costume. I got that coat at a thrift store for like $1, and then I added the embellishments. Those are my band medals from high school. Ha! The hat was probably the most expensive part. He won an award for funniest costume. Obviously. :)
I was Mia Thermopolis from The Princess Diaries.
A lot of people thought I was Hermione. Like 95% of people. Some people had never even seen The Princess Diaries, and that just made me sad. We watched it with the kids for our next Family Movie Night. I still love that movie. The only money I spent on this costume was to buy tall socks. My favorite kind of costumes. So long, trolley people!
And here we are together.
A princess and a captain.
The kids dressed up for both the Trunk or Treat and Halloween night. Evan even dressed up for school that day.
Ash Ketchum from Pokemon.
I bought a blue button up shirt and a white polo and some yellow felt. Boom. Cheap Ash Ketchum. I stole the Pokeball idea from Pinterest. The paint chipped off pretty easy, though. I probably should've sprayed if after. Oh, and I couldn't find green gloves, so I painted some white ones green. And I cheated on the hat, and just bought one from Amazon. He loves it. He's wearing it on his campout, actually.
Raven from Teen Titans Go.
I loved Lauren's costume. She looked especially good walking around getting candy. I bought the purple cape. She had the black leotard already. I made the belt out of foam that I spray painted and put jewels on. I painted some old shoes purple and dyed some leg warmers purple. I painted her face white, and I was worried it was going to look bad, but I think it turned out good. She loved being Raven.
Dry Bones from Mario.
If you're obsessed with me and my family (and why wouldn't you be? ha), then you might remember that Evan was this same costume way back when. Owen wanted to be Beast Boy to go along with Lauren's Raven, but when I told him we'd have to paint his face green, he changed his mind. He saw a picture of Evan as Dry Bones and wanted to be Dry Bones, too. I changed it up a bit this time, though. Instead of trying to make Dry Bones head out of foam, I just hot glued his eyes and mouth to a white hat. And last time I used white tape for the leg bones, but this time I painted them on. I didn't spend a lot on this costume, either. Oh, and his shell is a roasting pan that I spray painted, and we clipped it on with suspenders. I think he looks so stinkin' adorable. I want to kiss his cheeks whenever I see this picture.
Brooklyn was a frog. Ribbet.
As soon as I said I wanted to take her picture, she went into this position and said, "Ribbet!" haha We've had this costume for years and years, but she's the first one to actually wear it for Halloween. And she wore it well. Every time I saw her walking in that costume, I couldn't help but giggle. This was the first Halloween that Brooklyn could really participate. She loved it. She was so happy the entire time. And she did NOT want anyone else to hold her candy bag. That was HER candy bag! She walked around without a stroller and never complained. Never whined. She had the time of her life.
We got invited to go trick or treating with some friends.
Look at all those kids! What a fun crew! We had a good time. Trick or treating is always better with company!
At lastly, this picture makes me laugh.
Not that the picture itself is funny, but it was shortly after this that we realized Brooklyn's diaper was leaking, and Andrew was wet. I laughed and laughed. Poor guy.
Overall, Halloween this year was awesome! We didn't have any sick people as in year's past, so that was a bonus. The kids got tons of candy, and that neighborhood wasn't a Cheapy McCheapface like me, and they bought the good candy. I loved all our costumes, and I had a lot of fun putting them together. I'm not skilled with sewing, but I've figured out how to work around it and get by with the skills I do have. I love Halloween because it reminds me of my mom and how much fun she had creating costumes. When I make them, I feel like I have a little piece of her in me.
Also, I need something to distract me from staring at that baby picture of Evan and missing my little baby boy.
Our Halloweens always start with a Trunk or Treat with our church. Andrew and I usually dress up for that and not actually on Halloween. I was pretty proud of our costumes this year. Not gonna lie.
Andrew went as Captain Obvious.
He was actually Captain Obvious last year, but since we moved, he just reused the costume. I got that coat at a thrift store for like $1, and then I added the embellishments. Those are my band medals from high school. Ha! The hat was probably the most expensive part. He won an award for funniest costume. Obviously. :)
I was Mia Thermopolis from The Princess Diaries.
A lot of people thought I was Hermione. Like 95% of people. Some people had never even seen The Princess Diaries, and that just made me sad. We watched it with the kids for our next Family Movie Night. I still love that movie. The only money I spent on this costume was to buy tall socks. My favorite kind of costumes. So long, trolley people!
And here we are together.
A princess and a captain.
The kids dressed up for both the Trunk or Treat and Halloween night. Evan even dressed up for school that day.
Ash Ketchum from Pokemon.
I bought a blue button up shirt and a white polo and some yellow felt. Boom. Cheap Ash Ketchum. I stole the Pokeball idea from Pinterest. The paint chipped off pretty easy, though. I probably should've sprayed if after. Oh, and I couldn't find green gloves, so I painted some white ones green. And I cheated on the hat, and just bought one from Amazon. He loves it. He's wearing it on his campout, actually.
Raven from Teen Titans Go.
I loved Lauren's costume. She looked especially good walking around getting candy. I bought the purple cape. She had the black leotard already. I made the belt out of foam that I spray painted and put jewels on. I painted some old shoes purple and dyed some leg warmers purple. I painted her face white, and I was worried it was going to look bad, but I think it turned out good. She loved being Raven.
Dry Bones from Mario.
If you're obsessed with me and my family (and why wouldn't you be? ha), then you might remember that Evan was this same costume way back when. Owen wanted to be Beast Boy to go along with Lauren's Raven, but when I told him we'd have to paint his face green, he changed his mind. He saw a picture of Evan as Dry Bones and wanted to be Dry Bones, too. I changed it up a bit this time, though. Instead of trying to make Dry Bones head out of foam, I just hot glued his eyes and mouth to a white hat. And last time I used white tape for the leg bones, but this time I painted them on. I didn't spend a lot on this costume, either. Oh, and his shell is a roasting pan that I spray painted, and we clipped it on with suspenders. I think he looks so stinkin' adorable. I want to kiss his cheeks whenever I see this picture.
Brooklyn was a frog. Ribbet.
As soon as I said I wanted to take her picture, she went into this position and said, "Ribbet!" haha We've had this costume for years and years, but she's the first one to actually wear it for Halloween. And she wore it well. Every time I saw her walking in that costume, I couldn't help but giggle. This was the first Halloween that Brooklyn could really participate. She loved it. She was so happy the entire time. And she did NOT want anyone else to hold her candy bag. That was HER candy bag! She walked around without a stroller and never complained. Never whined. She had the time of her life.
We got invited to go trick or treating with some friends.
Look at all those kids! What a fun crew! We had a good time. Trick or treating is always better with company!
At lastly, this picture makes me laugh.
Not that the picture itself is funny, but it was shortly after this that we realized Brooklyn's diaper was leaking, and Andrew was wet. I laughed and laughed. Poor guy.
Overall, Halloween this year was awesome! We didn't have any sick people as in year's past, so that was a bonus. The kids got tons of candy, and that neighborhood wasn't a Cheapy McCheapface like me, and they bought the good candy. I loved all our costumes, and I had a lot of fun putting them together. I'm not skilled with sewing, but I've figured out how to work around it and get by with the skills I do have. I love Halloween because it reminds me of my mom and how much fun she had creating costumes. When I make them, I feel like I have a little piece of her in me.