Halloween Costumes

To theme or not to theme . . . that is the question.

Well I had decided not to theme this year because it was just too much work for the amount of energy I'm operating on lately.  But a couple of weeks before Halloween, when the kids still didn't really know what they wanted to be, Dallin convinced me to do a theme after all.  He said, "Mom, there're too many options without a theme.  I just can't narrow it down.  Maybe I won't dress up this year."

So in a moment of insanity, we sat down and decided on a costume theme after all.   And curse my obsession with homemade costumes, of course I had to make them . . .  (or at least most of them--I ordered a couple of wigs and hats, but other than that, the costumes are pretty much homemade).  Well, to make a long story short, it's November 2nd, and I'm still recovering from staying up late too many nights in a row to finish the blasted costumes.

But here they are, and for what it's worth, the Gariety costume theme tradition is unbroken for at least one more year.

And the costume theme for Halloween 2012 was 

Alice in Wonderland  

(A mix of both Tim Burton's, and the animated versions . . .)

 

Alice

Tweedle-Dee & Tweedle-Dum

(aka the Fat Boys)

Queen of Hearts

Mad Hatter

Dallin and Daphne got close-ups because of their special make-up.  :)  

Anyway, I was pretty happy with how the costumes came out.  I think the kids looked awesome.

The jury is still out on whether or not it's worth all the hassle . . .  

And below are the Jack-O-Lantern pictures.  Sydney had gone to bed early that night, so she was sleeping through the carving festivities.

Happy Halloween!