Hallow’s Eve

Halloween this year had a, well I’m not sure if there is a single word to describe it, we’ll go with Celtic Disney theme. And, once again thanks to my talented mother, they wore very authentic looking costumes. (She has ruined me to ever buying a store bought costume again). Rya went as Brave’s Merida and Suri was her bear. Tieg went as How to Train Your Dragon’s Hiccup. All three fully encompassed their characters, costumes, personality and style (Suri even started growling—cutest thing ever).

We spent the holiday spread over several sleep-deprived nights celebrating with many friends and definitely got our fill of dressing up, going out, and sugar-overloading…not that I can speak for the kids. But, on to the good stuff—PICTURES!!!

 

RYA

	Rya looks so much like Cody in the picture above—it’s good he makes for such a cute little girl!
Our own little Princess MeRYAda, or Merida if you would so prefer.

 

TIEG

Tieg was Hiccup, right down to the war wounds. Notice the large abrasion on his nose?? I almost edited it out, but thought the story was too good. He decided to stick his face on the floor and run as fast as he could—hence a large carpet burn on his nose. When asked if he would do it again he wisely said, “No.” Fortunately it healed before Halloween day so we could get some unblemished pics. Until then we just told everyone he had a run in with a dragon.

Best looking Viking I ever saw!

 

 

He played his part well—and loved posing, Hiccup-style, for the camera. This was my favorite, but we had many a warrior faces in the rest.

 

 

SURI

What more can I say—CUTE, CUTE, CUTE!!! Once she got used to wearing the costume—I almost didn’t want to take it off—she was my little teddy bear through the whole holiday.

 

Love this last shot! Merida and her Bear.

 

As if we didn’t get enough sugar from all the candy, there’s a little more visual sugar-overloading for you. Happy Halloween!

No Chickens allowed

With Halloween so close, I felt this post was appropriate…and far over due (only because it has taken me so long to get ahold of the pictures). Chicken costumes are expressly forbidden in our household! And, even though I have on more than one occasion found an adorable chicken costume and suggested it for one of the babies, I have quickly and assuredly been shot down. This long standing mandate comes from Cody and is attributed to a “traumatic  experience” as a tween. Personally, I find the whole thing rather comical (in fact, I cannot in words describe how hilarious I find the whole situation), but to give Cody his due, here is the story:

Cody, in 6th grade, was forced into wearing a chicken costume for Halloween, where they went to the local mall to go trick-or-treating. As his mother explains it, they only so many costumes that would fit a kid of his height and stature and they didn’t have the endless funds needed to purchase one of the “cool new costumes”. Understandable! Cody, on the other hand, instead of playing it up, was so nervous that he would run into his friends wearing a chicken costume that he had no fun the whole time. Understandable!

 

But, really, I look at these photos and see the cutest chicken boy ever!  And, I daresay, he may have been over-exaggerating how horrible the whole experience was for him, as evidenced by the second photo (or maybe it was the candy consoling his wounded pride).

Look at that face…just pitiful!

Personally, I say ‘Best in Show,’ and no matter how much he rants against it, of all of his costumes to date, the Chicken is by far my favorite!