Halloween is right around the corner....are YOU ready?? With THREE kids, its kinda hard trying to find that perfect costume.....perfect costume for THEM! They want what they want. You can try to persuade them to be something else...sometimes it works and sometimes it JUST DOESN'T WORK! Thankfully cause Alex is not yet two...he will be at home, hopefully handing out candy to those who come knocking.....hopefully he doesn't eat all the candy either!! And hopefully he doesn't get scared!!
Josh wanted to be a character from Lord of the Rings(not sure which one...didn't really pay attention to that film). Then it was Buzz Lightyear(the $60 costume at the Disney Store) and now its a ghost of sorts. I saved the costume from last year, the Ghoulish Ghost from the Scary Movie...but tossed the mask. I hate masks, he cant see properly, let alone breathe properly. I like to do makeup on his face...we make it scary and think of a scary names. Last year it was the Bloody Ghost of Barrie. This year we are still working on a name.
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| Last year's costume...... |
With Katie...who knows what she wanted to be....she didn't know. I suggested various things, all pretty and dainty. Finally she wanted to be Tangled, do you think I could find a costume that was her size?? NO!! I found one that was 2X...I hid that quickly at the back of the rack. She would have cried seeing it and not believe that she couldn't fit into it. There was one in the Disney Store...again, I am not paying $60, for ONE NIGHT!! Finally....she saw a costume, a Princess with various things(ring/necklace/cloth shoes...seriously?) DONE!!
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| Last year's HOMEMADE Princess Costume...of sorts... this year it will be better! |
The thing with living in CANADA...and slightly northish....it is ALWAYS TOO COLD to just wear your costume. As a kid, I wore my costume underneath my winter coat....neighbours would ask "what are you?" I would unzip my coat to reveal the costume of that year. Its not fun!!! So...with my kids, I buy LARGE costumes....dress warmly underneath, costume over top and everyone will see my Bloody Ghost of Barrie(or whatever we call him this year) and my Princess!!
As a parent....I now understand the reason behind parents checking out the candy. Yes..yes...we check for safety...but we also get the first PICKINGS!! I have a question for the Cadbury Company....how come you took away the Crunchie Bar in the boxed candy?? I LOVE Crunchie....and now its GONE!! I think I will have to take my business elsewhere. And when you say Trick or Treat...don't you just hate those neighbours that say TRICK!! Seriously...just give me the candy and no one will get hurt!!
So...I hope everyone is ready.
Costumes are bought.
Candy is secure for the trick or treaters and hidden from the husbands...cause we wives have better self control!!!!
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| HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!! |
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