Halloween Recap

We like Halloween.  A lot.  The first couple of years with Fisher we bought costumes and that was fine.  But then he started wanting to be things you couldn't find in stores.  So we started making costumes and we've never looked back.  It's so much fun for us this way.  And way cheaper too.  I'm usually out the cost of a few cans of spray paint. 

This year Fisher wanted to be an excavator.

(Special thanks to Jeff and Sasha of Substratum Excavation for the use of their logo! It was perfect.)

This was actually not as hard as I had thought it would be.  Cardboard, duct tape, nuts and bolts for the arm, electrical tape, wire mesh for the windows, and spray paint.  To keep it on him James build a brace out of wood that we were able to rig a harness to.  It just sat right down on his shoulders like suspenders.  And in case you're wondering, that arm does move. 

Miss Piper did a little flip flopping on the costume this year but finally settled on a purple lady bug. 

(Singing and dancing through our photo shoot)

This was the second generation lady bug...

...and the only real changes we made to the original we're in color.  (Pipey doesn't look that great in red) Oh and we added the hat!  (It's colder here.)  I made her that hat for Christmas last year but it was perfect for this! 

(The original!  This is my sister Carly when she was about 3.)

We went to James' old neighborhood for their "Trunk or Treat".  We had never done the trunk or treat before and it was really fun.  I think we'll do it again. 

Action shots.

We didn't know it ahead of time but they were having a costume contest.  Guess what??  Both my kids won!  Best Girl and Best Boy costumes.  They won gift cards to an ice cream place in town.  Which is really perfect considering we frequent ice cream places when the weather turns cold.  Weird?  I know, but it's how we roll.

Another super fun Halloween in the books!  Hope you all equally enjoyed yourself and are eating candy for breakfast.  :)

JKFP