for the record, i'm not a fan of store-bought halloween costumes. growing up, my sisters and i always had costumes hand-crafted by our mom, with very few exceptions. our favorite for many years was to be punk-rockers. oh yeah!!! so i've made it my mission to do homemade costumes for my little babes. the last couple of years i just added hand-sewn details to a lion and bumblebee costumes but this year i got myself in deep. marianne wanted to be twilight sparkle from my little pony and wanted henry to be twilight's dragon, spike. so i brought my sewing machine out of it's 6-year hiatus and called upon my 4-H skills instilled by the incredible carol k. the twilight costume was complete with unicorn and cutie mark (star on her hip) and i made a dragon-tail for spike from this fantastic pattern from jessica at running with scissors. the best part of the tail was completely unplanned but with henry's lopsided crawl, the tail just flopped around behind him. stinkin' adorable.
it was a fun halloween between a donut eating contest at a local high school trick or treat event, the annual costume parade at marianne's school, trick-or-treating with dear friends, and our traditional last trick-or-treating stop at brian and brianna's doorstep. as we were trick-or-ttreating, marianne was always the last to leave each porch. i couldn't figure out why she was keeping to the back when at one house i heard her wishing the homeowner a good evening, which she continued to do at every home. such a proud moment. unfortunately for her, the poor little thing realized halfway through our route that she had to potty. with no facilities available, she had to hold it until we could get to brian and brianna's. henry had a great time riding along in the wagon. his little friend, evelyn (dressed as a pea), joined him for a bit. she's a doll...always a happy girl. marianne really liked the kit kat candy bars and when we were all out of them, she asked for more of the kitty cats. but i'm trying to convince her it's almost time to eat lots of turkey and be incredibly thankful. let us all give thanks. xo
