not this cute anymore!
This was taken at the end of a long night, but at least we got a family picture!Aaron was SUCH a great sport. A couple of weeks ago, I gave him the opportunity to back out... but he said he'd be happy to go along with the family theme. Little did he know, he would get the most attention and be the most uncomfortable. I was planning on going green too, but happened to be in charge of the party and just didn't have enough time to do it. (we all had to get ready in the nursery after being at the church for a few hours....)
I love that Ben snapped this picture spontaneously...Simon couldn't figure out what was happening to Daddy's face.
Shrek's costume consisted of a white shirt from Aaron's closet, pajama pants he wears often, boots from our winter bin, a pillow from our couch, a $3 (women's) vest from a thrift store, a homemade paper mache helmet (free) and $1 face paint that didn't really match. Total cost= $4.
I found my dress at Savers for $8. I wasn't planning on wearing a wig, but when I came across it for $6, I couldn't resist. My shoes were $2 at a thrift store in Atlanta. My crown was given to me for my birthday, but I had to buy gold spray paint for $2. My hair scrunchies were made from the lining of my dress (which was too short for me to begin with) and my ears were made from some scrap fabric around my house. Total cost= $18.
It was The Donkey's idea to do a Shrek theme this year and he wanted to be The Donkey from day one. We originally planned on him wearing a gray sweatsuit, but it was a sad costume, especially for my child who is most excited about holidays. I bought this costume online for half price. We bought the teeth for $1 at a Halloween store. Total cost= (including shipping) $16.
I have an old tiger costume for the baby & thought Simon would be so cute dressed as Puss and Boots. For a solid week I tried to talk Luke into going as Lord Farquaad, but he wasn't having it. His costume was a bit of a mess. I found a women's dance leotard at a thrift store for $3 and we sewed a tummy in it and also made a sorry tail. The cape is from Ben's Darth Vader costume. The boot covers were made from a bed skirt (along with his belt). His hat and sword were bought at the dollar store. His glasses came from a Sonic kids meal. Total cost= $5.
The dragon costume came from our Halloween bin. Luke wore it when he was 2. It was SO small for Zack and we made him wear his winter boots because the pants were capri length on him. Total cost= free. We lost him for about an hour tonight. He was off Trunk or Treating all by himself and didn't even realize he was lost. By the time this picture was taken, he was SO EXHAUSTED and was cursing me for making him wear those boots..
The Gingerbread Man was a grumpy little bugger. He slept for a total of 45 minutes today and wasn't digging the whole Halloween thing. He spent lots of time in his stroller drinking a bottle. His costume was originally a kangaroo. I found it at Goodwill for $3. I took out the tummy and cut off the tail and it was a perfect little Gingerbread suit for our chubby baby. The fabric paint for the frosting was $2 and the fuzzy gumdrops came out of our craft bin. Total cost= $5.
Halloween only comes around every 365 days (unfortunately) and it's a bummer it lands on Sunday this year. The big debate in our house is whether or not to go Trick-or-Treating on the Sabbath. My husband says no way. (He's a righteous rule-follower and also, he's a big OGRE.) I don't think it's an un-holy thing to do, especially if you're out as a family. Will we go? We're still debating. You can answer my new poll on the right and help us settle our fight.... Although if you side with me, Aaron won't listen to anything that comes from the blog. And if you side with Aaron, I won't tell him about the results..Hope your Halloween is happy,
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your buckets are filled with only the good candy.
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your buckets are filled with only the good candy.
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5 comments:
Janet, I love you! You are seriously the most clever and hard working mom I know! I hope whatever you do tonight you guys have fun!
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You guys all look great. Good idea Ben!
You are the most creative woman I know. Love all of your costumes,and you look just stunning as always.
Trick or Treat isn't happening in my family this year. It's the Lord's day and that's all there is to it. I have to admit it, though, that I didn't feel that going from one house to another just getting candy was worse than doing puzzles at home, or having dinner with friends. But since they are in such an impressionable age, we decided to keep the rule simple, no parties on the Sabbath. The kids are bumped, but they understand that sometimes we have to make sacrifices for what we believe. A good lesson to learn at any age. I hope I'm not sounding self righteous; parenthood is hard, and sometimes one family's decisions are different from another, and that's just okay. Have a great Halloween, and a good church day.
You guys are awesome! I love that you put these costumes together so cheap too! They didn't look that way at all. I thought you bought all of your kids' costumes to match you and Aaron. Cheap is totally my style. I'll only dress up as long as it doesn't cost me anything. It's too bad you are the Activities Committee leader. Next year you should give me the job of picking a costume winner since I am not affiliated with your committee. I would've totally picked you guys to win best costume.
Great costume idea.
Sorry, but we're not going trick or treating this year. I'm being the ogre on this one. I probably could be swayed into letting them go, but they seem to understand that it's Sunday. So, I'll just go with it, and count my blessings later (I'll need as many as I can get).
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