Halloween

The kids with their carvings

Usually I enjoy this time of year. I like sewing costumes even if I do wait until the absolute last minute. I just wasn't feeling it this year, but I managed to muster up the strength to sew, sew, sew.

Ward trunk-or-treat

Adam and Zach couldn't make up their minds this year. At first it was all about being an astronaut. It went from astronaut to ghost. Too easy, I thought. I already have the white fabric. Then it went from ghost to Ironman. The conversation went something like this.
Adam: We want to be Ironman
Mom: I thought you wanted to be a ghost
Zach: No, we want to be Ironman now
Mom: But I already have the stuff to make you a ghost
Adam: (pout)
Zach: (tantrum)
Mom: I'm not going to make you Ironman because I have started to make you a ghost
Zach: Then can we be the ghost of Ironman?
Mom: No, just a ghost, but how about a scary ghost.
Adam/Zach: That sounds like a plan

(That is their new phrase for just about everything, "That sounds like a plan." )

They weren't too thrilled about the idea of wearing a mask or anything over their heads, so we opted for white paint. Yeah, the do look a little like Michael Keaton in Beetlejuice, but they were happy.

Adam's scary face

Zach's scary face

Maren said she wanted to be an Egyptian Princess. So call the costume an Egyptian Princess or Cleopatra or whatever. I call it NEVER AGAIN. This costume was a royal pain in the.....


So here it is. The original Diva Dress. Hopefully she won't grow any over the next 10 years so I can get my time and monies worth out of this gown. If by chance she does, it'll be available for rent next Halloween.

You have to check out the back of this too. Man, I totally outdid myself.