Our family is still recovering from a weekend of sugar highs and subsequent crashes. It is a lovely thing when Halloween falls on a weekend. I don't feel the need to pin disclaimer notes to my childrens' backpacks for what their teachers are about to experience...
For Example:
**Teacher Beware!**
Kids + Holiday + Sugar + Lack of Sleep + School = Disaster
I would keep my children home after holidays like these, except for that teensy part of me that considers these times payback for randomly scheduled half-days and teacher development vacations.
Ah well, this year we all got off easy.
About The Costumes:
Grandma Loree decided to have a "Choose your own costume" theme party at her home, where the kids got to assemble costumes out of stuff she had "around".
I am big enough to admit that I did not even need to see the costumes and I was already a little scared.
I am also big enough to admit when I am wrong.
(This time.)
(Don't get used to it.)
The home-grown costumes were GREAT!
Have a look-see:
Secret Agent J
Dancing Queen:
Grandma Loree:
I thank you.
My pocketbook thanks you.
Yay for grandmas!
My pocketbook thanks you.
Yay for grandmas!
Isaac adhered himself to this little lion costume during a trip to Old Navy a couple of months ago:
Little Lion
And I, I opted for the cop-out of diving into my dance gear for a costume.
I love that I have several feet worth of hair, fake eyelashes, and flamenco roses at my daily disposal around the house.
Note to self: Authentic flameco shoes are not designed for walking miles and miles while trick-or-treating with the kids.
The night ended with an intense round of commodity trading.
.
Also, there were the customary parental fees and losses.
Especially Tootsie Rolls and Laffy Taffy which I convinced the children would cure my aching feet.
(Okay, they weren't wholly convinced.)
(But I actually did feel better after eating a pound of Tootsie Rolls & Laffy Taffy.)
(Try it.)
I love the costumes! I think I danced in Adrianna's costume once upon a time. hehe. Joey looks totally mysterious too. Mom told be about the costumes and I was so happy to see the kids in them. I miss your kidos!
ReplyDeleteYeah! Adriana LOVES that her "Dinda Dinda" wore her costume Once upon a time... it has now been raised a level on the heirarchy of coolness.
ReplyDeleteThe whole holiday just went over a whole lot better than the "Mom is too cheap to buy costumes" theme I was expecting. ;]
Those costumes turned out great!!! So creative! and so fitting for each of your personalities... I agree with the paybacks too!
ReplyDeleteThank you! We sure had fun dressing up!
ReplyDeleteAnd, Thank you. Half-days and mid-week holidays should be illegal. They are the source of much stress and inconvenience.
(Much like sugar-high kids at school?!?)
Hope you had a great holiday - oh, I am betting your kids were so cute too!