Costuming for Nerds, Part 19
While on hiatus from my weekly Star Wars posts, I thought I'd give a belated nod to this year's Halloween costumes. Remember that series? To be honest, there's not much to say about the creation of our costumes this time. Not that they weren't elaborate! We don't do simple in this family. But it was more a matter of buying components rather than making them.
Aside from Ryan's costume, everything was pretty much store-bought. It was surprisingly hard to find any Tin Man costumes ready-made, so we made do with gray clothes, foil on a funnel and the old heart pendant we still miraculously had from the 2006 costume. We did a Wizard of Oz theme before, if you remember. This year, it was a gift for my mother-in-law. It's always been her favorite movie. She was truly delighted and took dozens of pictures.
Our church's truck-or-treat activity was actually the last thing she did before her health took a serious downturn and she couldn't leave the house anymore. I'm very glad it was something she loved so much, enjoying all the adorable kids in their costumes and having a blast. I miss her dreadfully, but I'm grateful she left us with so many happy memories.
Aside from Ryan's costume, everything was pretty much store-bought. It was surprisingly hard to find any Tin Man costumes ready-made, so we made do with gray clothes, foil on a funnel and the old heart pendant we still miraculously had from the 2006 costume. We did a Wizard of Oz theme before, if you remember. This year, it was a gift for my mother-in-law. It's always been her favorite movie. She was truly delighted and took dozens of pictures.
Our church's truck-or-treat activity was actually the last thing she did before her health took a serious downturn and she couldn't leave the house anymore. I'm very glad it was something she loved so much, enjoying all the adorable kids in their costumes and having a blast. I miss her dreadfully, but I'm grateful she left us with so many happy memories.