Halloween.

I suppose I should blog about something less scaring. I apologize for the latest post. Sometimes I feel better about the horrid truths about being a mother when I can get it all out and add some humor. I can't be the only one who has these things come up, but no one else seems to talk about it.

Anyway, this morning I finished costumes. I love Halloween, however; since being married, I kind of feel like the Halloween "spirit" (Not sure what you call it, but like Christmas spirit) Has gone down. Our first year, we didn't even get pumpkins. The second year, we got pumpkins, but didn't carve them. This year, we have our pumpkins (Claire made it extremely clear that she NEEDED a white one,) and I'm determined to do some carving.

I don't think we even knew about our ward party the first year. The second year, Claire and I dressed up, but after a few minutes, I was so embarrassed because hardly any adults dressed up, so I went to the bathroom and washed my face. (I was a mime.)

This year, Claire is older and understands things now. I think maybe having her be excited about everything helps bring back my excitement. So we decided to do family themed costumes this year. We had decided upon our costumes way back, towards the beginning of summer. The wheels in my head had been turning about how I wanted to do everything ever since. I knew I wanted to do homemade costumes. Homemade costumes on the cheap side. This morning I finished everyone's costumes, accessories and all.



This was my inspiration, and Ross loved it, too. At first I thought I'd be the nurse or something, but one of Ross' sisters gave me a better idea. Mama Kate is the life guard. Ross is the shark bite victim, with some cute arm floaties, and another pool toy to carry around, and our two monsters are sharks. While their costumes are grey, you can be sure I will be adding massive bows.

I had to think of something Claire would actually wear, be warm in, and be happy. I found some cheap sweatshirts online, and both girls love them. I wish I had one because they always look so cozy. The dollar store had great accessories. I went this morning and was worried they wouldn't have their summer pool toys out anymore.

I love that Ross is excited about his costume and had ideas, too. And I especially love that he's willing to walk around in his swim trunks wearing kiddie pool toys. He's the best.

The costume idea combined with our annual trip to Cornbelly's made me really excited for this Halloween. It's been especially fun talking to Claire about Halloween and getting her to say, "trick or treat". We're really looking forward to taking her around next week.