Halloweens Past

 I love Halloween.  I'm not quite sure why.  Possibly because it falls in the middle of Autumn, which is my favourite season, and the trees are still changing color.  (Although here in Canada - we usually accommodate  for snowsuits under our costumes due to unexpected snowfall!)

I thought I would post a few pictures of the costumes that my boys picked out for Halloween in the past.  

These pictures were taken after I got a digital camera - so earlier pictures are not shown (and I don't have the patience right now to scan a couple years worth of pictures into my computer at the moment).  My oldest has been:  Superman (9 Months), Eyore (1 year old), Mickey Mouse (2 years old), and a Mountie (3 years old).  My Middle Child has been: A Strawberry (or a Tomato) (4 Months old), and Eyore (1 Year old).  Sorry I don't have those to show you :)  

2005

Harry Potter.  This was the first cloak I made.  I even hand-stitched the Gryffindor Emblem.  

A knight.  He LOVED this sword!

2006

A Bat.  I bought this costume.  And then felt guilty for not sewing something.  I love his expression.  He always tries to act like what he is dressed as and this is his "bat" face.

A mountie.  This is the costume that I made for my oldest when he was 3.  

2007

An Army Guy and Robin.  I made the army costume and bought the Robin costume.  I was a greatly loved Robin costume and worn almost every day for a couple of years.

2008

Green Arrow.  My husband and I made this costume.  

Ghost Rider.  This is where I discovered that it is NOT fun to sew leather.

2009

A Ninja and Super Mario.  I searched for a Super Mario costume this year to buy and they didn't have any.  Now they are EVERYWHERE!

2010

A Yip Yip (from Sesame Street) and Harry Potter.  Again.  My husband wanted a challenge, and we had seen similar costumes at the comic convention in Calgary, so he helped make the Yip Yip costume.  

This was the second Harry Potter cloak I made.  I had to get a close-up of the emblem this time.  

 2011

Gandalf and Frankenstein's Monster

My little Pilot.  Not much of a Costume - but we were walking around with the Stroller and it was Cold out!

 Random Pictures

Evil Scarecrow.  My husband made this costume a few years ago, and it usually makes an appearance on Halloween.    P.S.  Chocolate powder makes clothes look dirty when the ground is frozen!

My baby.  He loves to dress up.  This was taken this summer!

Mosters and wizards and ....Pilots?

This year was absolutely crazy for Halloween.
It seemed like a ton of stuff was piling on top of our lives and we couldn't stand still to deal with it.

My kids couldn't decide what they wanted to be - I usually have their costumes at least started by the beginning of October. My younger son knew the day after Halloween LAST YEAR that he wanted to be a wizard - and told me - but then forgot until the last minute. My older one wanted to be an astronaut - but we couldn't figure out what to do about a helmet. We tried a motorcycle helmet - but it was just too heavy for his skinny little neck.

I was helping plan a children's primary presentation for our church and needed to help organize and be at practices. Not that I was much help with my little one - but I wanted to try and put in the effort.

In the middle of all this, my dear Grandma passed away. That left me to deal with family things - which really weren't hardships since I love my family and want to be with them.

My husband - who is the creativity behind our Halloween costumes- was taking a class at the University and wasn't around as much as I'd have liked.

And the number one reason it was crazy this year was my precious little 10 month old - who loves to hang on my leg until I pick him up. This happens whenever I sit down at the sewing machine. I would have loved to put a lot more details into the costumes, but I ran out of time. Frankenstein's Monster. Don't you just love the bolts in the neck?

This is Gandalf (NOT Dumbledore).

A Wizard and a Monster.
My sweet little pilot baby. Love those new teeth!