I did not intend to post any costume pictures from the weekend because:
1. I had 45 minutes to come up with 4 costumes and the end result was a bit hideous
2. I saw too many cute costumes like these…and these…and all of Martha Stewart’s
3. There is a false assumption that I would be totally into coming up with unique and cute costumes. The reality is I have no time for that…and I am too cheap to spend much money on it either.
4. I feel very sorry for my daughter…she looked the worse of them all….
However, there are some aunts and grandmas that wanted to see pictures. So here you go. Like I said I had about 45 minutes to come up with something. Chris was gone so that meant I had to find stuff around the house – instead of carting all the kids to the store. Well surprisingly we had all we needed for our very own 80s Punk Rock Band: a little bleach for holey jeans, hair dye and authentic 80s iron on t-shirt transfers….
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Our church invited kids to wear the costumes on the Sunday prior to Halloween. I added tulle to Sister’s bow to make it bigger and more 80s. After about 5 minutes in the church several people asked me where I bought the bow and commented on how they had never seen her so dressed up for church. It was then I realized they didn’t know she was in a costume…they thought that was how I dressed her! Did they not see the clashing puff paint cactus and flipflop 80s onesie? Quickly the bow was removed, the tutu taken off and I carried her in a blanket!
These are their “rocker” faces:
On Halloween Biggest Brother said real rockers have beards…so he asked me to paint some on them.
They had wanted to be Lego Men and were already bummed I said “no” to that…so painted beards they got.
Really….this does look like a costume doesn’t it? Granted the tutu is cute, but paired with everything else…not so much.
Because this is how I actually dress her….much more toned down!
by AshleyAnn
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Aunt Sandy - I love the hair on the boys, way cool dude. Poor little Breese, she looked like she could care less and she looked so cute. Love the pic of the boys and you, and as usual, Hudson steals the show. lol
Jaimie - As long as the boys liked it! And it looks like they did!
Your kids are so precious- how old are they?
Alba - they look really 80′ and your daughter looks better in her normal dress, well, I like it better.
christina larsen - You wouldn’t feel so bad if you saw what my daughter wore for her costume. About 2 hours before trick-or-treating she asked if she could paint the word ‘costume’ on one of my shirts. I said, “NO”. So I compromised and went to our fabric stash and cut out the letters and safety pinned them on a shirt. Granted she is 11 years old, but it was a crazy, low-maintenance halloween. I was going to get creative with my son’s but at the last minute he decided he would wear a costume he already had.
Sarah - Everything is better with face paint!! LOL They looked great!!
Shannon Phillips - Too cute! I think that they all look pretty RAD!
ashlee - that is hilarious!! i LOVE the painted on beards…too cute. i say you did pretty good for 45 minutes!
Meagan - Um, they could not be “hideous” if they tried! This post did give me a good laugh, though! So cute! Love the new Lou and Lee headband! Jealous!
the inadvertent farmer - I think they are all darling…way better than those scary costumes I see all over. The baby looks precious! Kim
Casey - they look adorable and they would look adorable no matter what they wore! And I agree I love those costumes more than the scary ones!