Costumes

It is nearing Halloween, you know, that time of year when we ENCOURAGE our kids to take candy from strangers (which by the way, makes no sense, yet I still take my kids).  Along with Halloween comes the costume fiasco.  Now, trying to figure out what C wanted to be was like herding cats.  You see, she changes her mind every day, sometimes every hour.  First, she wanted to be a pirate.  Then, an astronaut.  Then, a pilot.  Then a princess.  Finally, she settled on a witch.

If you have never gone costume shopping for a little girl, allow me to explain it to you.  First, you have to figure out what the girl will want to be.  Then, you go to the store, thinking it will be relatively easy to find a costume.  I mean, C wanted to be a witch, not a TV character that is hot this year and thus impossible to find.  Sure, there were lots of witch costumes, BUT, while she just cared about being a witch, mommy cared about her NOT being a slutty witch!  That is right, not only do you need to figure out what the girl wants to dress up as, but you have to weed through the costumes to find one that will cover her bum when she bends over.  Oh, and you have to find the one that has tights, not thigh highs.  What child needs thigh highs?  Hell, I'm an adult and I'd avoid those at all costs.  So, you have the one that appears non-slutty, but then you have to try it on.  Last year, she was Strawberry Shortcake.  The problem was the tights were for a 6 year old and the outfit was for a petite 2 year old.  This year, the tights are for a 4 year old, the dress is for a big-boned 5 year old.  But, her bum doesn't show and she has no thigh highs, so we bought it.  We'll just put clothes on underneath.

Onto A.  He wanted to be Cat in the Hat, since that is what he was last year.  BUT, he is big and it no longer fit.  So, he decided to be Super Mario.  Seems easy.  Now, there are 2 versions, regular and deluxe.  Regular has the jumpsuit, hat, and mustache.  Deluxe has that plus gloves and an inflatable belly.  There is a different of $15 in price, so we went with the regular and bought just plain white gloves (A decided he couldn't be Mario without white gloves).  Even though we got the size for 8-10, it is snug on him (he is 6!).

So, we have the costumes and if you come to our house, you will think it is already Halloween.  A comes home from school and immediately wants to put on his costume.  Apparently it is more fun to watch TV or play Wii in costume.

Hope you found your costumes.  J and I need to find ours still, but we'll figure that out this week, hopefully.

~G