We find some crazy parental pleasure in making Rya and Tieg’s costumes go together for Halloween. I’m sure this won’t last long but we’ll enjoy it while we still have a say in the decision. Last year, if you recall, they were a witch and an elephant (ha- not quite the original plan, but they were super cute so just go with it).
This year, we started planning a little earlier. On Rya’s request, she went as Rapunzel (or the more modern “Tangled”). So that narrowed our options for Tieg’s outfit down to Pascal, a chameleon; Max, a horse; or Flynn Ryder, the handsome thief. We finally decided on Flynn Ryder. There was some debate on whether it was weird for Rya’s little brother to don the costume of the character who eventually became her love interest in that movie. Our rationalization was that Flynn Ryder was actually a fictional character from a book, whereas Eugene was the actual love interest. So for any of you that had the same concerns, be appeased.
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Anyways, look at that dapper little man. He really pulls it off, doesn’t he?!!? And, for anyone that is curious. No, that is not Rya’s real hair (well some of it is her real hair). Although I am proud to say we had several people ask if it was actually all her hair. No, rather it was several painstaking hours spent turning a wig into hair extensions and then a lot of patience, on both our parts, while it was weaved into her hair. It turned out perfect though. And, finally what would their outfits be without their outfits. Enough thanks can’t be said to my mom for her talents and ingenuity in making Rya’s and a good portion of Tieg’s costumes. Thanks Grandma Deer!
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We hit the candy beat several times over the Halloween weekend, between the work, neighborhood and church parties, the kids pulled in a pretty big haul. Unlike his sister, Tieg wasn’t scared of anything. Big gnarly, blood covered fanged werewolf…yeah, he gave him a high five with a smile while Rya hid behind Cody’s leg (And, I don’t blame her, I almost wanted to hide too). Rya, on the other hand, was an old pro this year, leading the way from house to house, trunk to trunk and cubicle to cubicle teaching little Tieg how to smile candy right out of people. They had a blast and I don’t think they minded getting all that candy either.
It was a very happy Halloween indeed.
