Planning is half the fun!

It's that time of year again.  Time when the boys start figuring out what they will be for Halloween. Peanut joined in the research although he has no say what he will be this year.  I love planning on how we will make our costumes and what new and creative ideas the boys come up with.  So far(things may change)...Nicholas wants to be a magician,  Matthew wants to be Rocky and Peanut is going to be an owl.

Halloween 2011

We had a great Halloween this year.  On Friday, we went to a local town with some friends and went trick-or-treating at the local shops.  Then, we enjoyed some Halloween Hash at their home afterwards.

The next night we had a great time at several Fall Festivals in town and had a blast on the hayride.

On Halloween, the boys scored with tons of candy and although it was really, really cold this year we all had a great time(even Peanut).

Here is Matthew..aka..The Incredible Hulk

Nicholas..aka..Rufio from the movie Hook

And Joseph..aka..Mr Peanut...

Better late than never...

Our computer is finally fixed!! 

These pictures are from Halloween.  We had such a great Halloween this year..since we live out in the country we headed to town(not our town it's too small-the next town) to go trick or treating.  The historic homes in this town really do a wonderful job and it's always so much fun!

I made mummy pizzas for dinner and then we got busy with costumes, makeup and some pictures.  Our property was perfect for pictures of our werewolf, Nicholas..

Our werewolf and rodeo clown walking down the driveway...

Here is our rodeo clown, Matthew...

We are already talking about next year-we always do! I want them to be Heat Miser and Cold Miser from the movie, "The Year without Santa Claus"  They love singing the songs so I thought it would be perfect..we'll see!

Decisions have been made!

For Halloween that is!

Nicholas will be a werewolf...

Matthew will be a rodeo clown...

Off to get supplies and hit the thrift stores!

Halloween part 2

On Halloween, we went to our old neighborhood(not our last neighborhood, but the one before that...following me?) to trick or treat with some friends.
Check out Matthew again, almost every picture is of him posing..it's so cute!
One thing worth mentioning that I thought was so cute. Nicholas was so great with the little ones that night. He kept trying to hold Baby Sophia's hand or when it started to sprinkle he would cover her or Julianna with his shirt so they wouldn't get wet. He was very chivalrous and it made me so proud of him to take it upon himself to be such a gentlemen..even while being a dude...



Daddy came armed with a costume as well-He was the Budweiser Donkey. All the kids loved it(it took Baby Sophia a little bit to warm up to him)

Me and my jack... well you get the idea (-;

Matthew's shell-He loved that it looked so much more real than the store's costume. At first, he was upset I wouldn't buy one from the store so I was a bit scared I could pull this off and him be pleased...He loved it!

Showing our score with our friend Indiana Jones..aka..Luke..

We had a great Halloween and I was so glad the rain held off for most of the night. Even though we are living in an apartment, it managed to still be special.

I hope the boys have wonderful memories of this day.

Halloween part 1

Halloween is always super fun for me and the kids. This year we had 2 days of Halloween fun. On Friday, we went to a local town that was having a Halloween costume parade and the local merchants were giving out candy. The leaves are just about peak right now and it was so wonderful to walk through town with all the colors and leaves on the ground. The wind was blowing slightly so ever so often we would get hit with a blanket of leaves... It was lots of fun!

I love to plan what the boys are going to be for the big day and how I will create it. We have a tradition that I must make the costumes, so this year we had one challenge.


Meet Leonardo...Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle...aka..Matthew


His costume was a bit of challenge from the start, but nothing I can't handle~
I made his shell from wire, bird netting and insulation foam. I bought a white turtleneck and white tights and dyed them green...Then, of course the yellow shirt with painted on turtle muscles, the homemade mask and belt and brown things on the elbows and knees and special Nerf swords and we have a complete costume! He loved the costume I made and kept thanking me for it. He really played the part and most pictures of him are posing in the standard Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle way.



Meet Dude...aka Nicholas...

His costume was fairly easy. He wanted to be a punk...So we hit the local thrift store and luckly in one outing I was able to buy some pants, old skater-type sneakers, a white t-shirt and a plaid overshirt-all for 1/2 off!! Wednesday's at Salvation Army are always 1/2 off and I got his whole outfit with shoes for $7.00. I then ripped the pants at the bottom and ripped the sleeves off of both shirts so we could see his cool tats...
He wanted me to write Punk Not Dead on his shirt. He got the idea from a Party City costume that wasn't nearly as cool but really expensive. I then mohawked his hair and we colored it three different colors. He loved it!! Everyone kept commenting about his hair. He played the part all night as well requiring us to call him "Dude"...






Matthew enjoying his loot!

Nicholas enjoying his bubble gum. I don't know if it was his costume or just the fact that he's going through a growth spurt, but he looked so big to me today. I fought back the tears several times. In fact, that night when we were watching our traditonal viewing of It's a Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown, while I cuddled with Matthew, I cried several times.
These boys are such a blessing to me.

Matthew playing the part. He kept trying to battle several other children and had a battle with Buzz Lightyear at one point.

It was a great day!