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Whatcha Gonna Be This “Hallween”? – Miss Elaine-ous Monday

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My Dad is a funny guy.  He likes to tell silly jokes a lot and it’s worth it to hear him tell the same ones over and over just see his big smile and hear his belly laugh.

When I was a kid he would often tease me during the month of October by saying, “Oh! I see you already have your mask on!!” You know, when I wasn’t wearing ANY type of mask.  He always thought that was so funny. Of course afterward he would say he was just kidding and give me a pat on the back or a hug.  As I got older I learned to say it to him.  Turnabout is always fair play in the house I grew up in. 🙂

2007 – G as a chicken, B as a frog

And you’ll never guess who likes to say this to her children now?  Yeah, that’d be me.  For some reason they don’t think it’s very funny.

Huh.

Anyway, this year the kids actual costumes are pretty much figured out, thank goodness.  But that just happened today after a trip to the second-hand kids clothing store (LOVE that place for costumes!!!)

2009 – B as a mouse, K as an unhappy newborn (ha!) and G as Super Man

The B Man wants to be a pirate and we did happen into a Halloween store one day where I got him a sword and he already has an eye patch and a scarf to wear on his head.  So we have the accessories but not the actual outfit.  I’m pretty sure he could figure it out on his own because he’s good at that kind of thing but then I also wonder, what WILL he come up with…. I may have to hit Goodwill.

G originally said he wanted to be a taco.  No lie. And I found a taco costume at aforementioned Halloween store but A) it was too big and B) it was $25.00.  Yeah, no. Then he was all about being a ghost, which we’ve done before in this family and let’s just say there is a lot of tripping while trick-or-treating.  I “crafted” (a.k.a cut eye holes in an old sheet) the costume myself last time but it was a bit to long when B wore it and the eye holes were somewhat mis-placed.  Plus you couldn’t see my little guy’s cute face from behind a sheet, for pictures.

2008 – B as a ghost – awesome costume, right??

So, it’s a good thing I found G a skeleton costume at the resale shop! He wore it all afternoon, so thankfully I believe I changed his mind as to what he wants to be for “Hallween”.

2010 – K as a ballerina 

And as for K, well, she now has two options.  So, it will be a surprise for all of us to see which one she actually ends up wearing!

What are your kids going to be for Halloween this year?  Or is it a surprise?



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Comments

  1. We spent our entire afternoon working on my daughters’ first DIY costume. She is a witch and had a “vision” for her cape. I am just proud that her cape is done and we are still speaking to one another! 🙂

  2. Abby may not make it to Halloween… First she wanted to be a scarecrow. When the costume arrived, she remembered she’s afraid of them. So we ordered Minnie Mouse. Now she says she’d like to be an astronaut like Caillou. 2 weeks to go, the list shall grow.

  6. I found the perfect costume for Grace, and it was 50% off…so I HAD to buy one. Keeping it a secret for now….but I will be posting about it once the day arrives!

  8. I would love to see a taco costume on a kid.

    My oldest is going to be a vampire and my youngest is going to be a ladybug. I was only allowed to decide one of these outfits. Which one do you think I picked? 😉

  9. I’m going to have a little witch and a little cowboy this Halloween. I order the costumes in August. I have no shame in admitting that because it is now October and I’m not scrambling to find something or finish sewing something, and it feels fantastic.

  14. Older Dd is going to be the Tooth Fairy. Younger is going to be Tinkerbell. Not sure what Mancub will be….

    I’ll be back when the kids are in bed to read all the posts! I linked up 2 this week….I hope that’s ok. 😀

  15. Halloween is so much fun! I may have been know to utter those same words about the mask too. My kids don’t think it is funny either. Some kids have no sense of humour 🙂

    Love K’s ballerina outfit! Adorable!

  17. As often as I’ve been here I didn’t realize that you had a linky on Monday!

    Halloween is so close and I only have 1 out of the 3 costumes needed…. I really need to get moving!