well, compared to our halloween in san diego last year, this halloween was not very warm.
*but* compared to previous halloweens in calgary, this halloween was quite pleasant.
heck, there wasn't any snow on the ground!
and around these here parts, that's a pretty big deal.
usually everyone ends up wearing the exact same costume... a winter coat and boots.
and it's super lame.
lucky for us, the snow held off until november 1st this year.
if you can consider that lucky...
i think halloween is a weird holiday.
i could easily do without it. i'm assuming most adults feel the same way.
but our boys like it, so it is fun to make it a magical night for them.
plus, dressing kids up in adorable costumes is awesome.
back in september, we asked chet what he would like to be for halloween.
chet instantly responded, 'batman!!'
since chet has never watched any batman shows, we assumed that idea would pass.
but it didn't.
ever.
so we just went with it.
chet got to be batman. and holden - by default - got to be robin.
i wanted the boys to be a happier/brighter version of batman & robin then i have seen in the stores, so off to pinterest i went.
and there i found a step-by-step tutorial of how to make retro batman & robin costumes.
it was perfect.
it was perfect.
i followed the tutorial almost exactly and, although i had my doubts along the way, the end result was so cute!
i had a lot of fun putting the costumes together with our boys. it was a fun project.
chet has already decided that that he would like to be a rooster for halloween when he is five.
and a blanket when he is six.
hmm.
let's keep brainstorming, buddy.
aside from the obvious trick or treating on halloween night, we celebrated by carving pumpkins, making really gross halloween cookies that we threw away, trunk or treating in the cranston chapel parking lot on monday night with a bunch of LDS friends, tagging our boys along to a tri-ward youth halloween party - where our boys won 'cutest costume', going to the mall to trick or treat indoors and ride the scary-go-round.
it was a week FULL of halloween-ness.
and it was fun.
but i have already chucked our pumpkins and am ready for what's next!
chet has already decided that that he would like to be a rooster for halloween when he is five.
and a blanket when he is six.
hmm.
let's keep brainstorming, buddy.
aside from the obvious trick or treating on halloween night, we celebrated by carving pumpkins, making really gross halloween cookies that we threw away, trunk or treating in the cranston chapel parking lot on monday night with a bunch of LDS friends, tagging our boys along to a tri-ward youth halloween party - where our boys won 'cutest costume', going to the mall to trick or treat indoors and ride the scary-go-round.
it was a week FULL of halloween-ness.
and it was fun.
but i have already chucked our pumpkins and am ready for what's next!
