Peter Pan & Tink

So this year for Halloween I got the nutty idea that it would be fun to make my kids' Halloween costumes. I think they turned out pretty cute if I do say so myself, however I did learn that making them yourself is not necessarily cheaper and takes a lot of time. It's a good thing that I work in a room full of sewing machines because I was finishing Ada's costume during my lunch breaks and after school on the last few days so that I could get it done in time. I even used it as an example when showing my students a few of the skills they were learning in class. I figured I could kill two birds with one stone.

We went to Thankgiving Point on the day of Halloween because they had a Pirates Cove set up at the Dinosaur museum. I figured for as much as I invested in these costumes, I wanted some cute background pictures. Sadly, none of them quite turned out as I hoped. Here is Ada not cooperating because the pirate giving the tour scared her and she just wanted to go home. The first picture is about the happiest face we could get out of her.

Ada was much happier after taking a nap before we went out trick or treating.

Of course they loved trick or treating. Here they are enjoying their loot.

Here they are enjoying more of the treats of Halloween while "helping" me make cookies.

Ok, I know I've put plenty of pictures but I had to include their alternate costumes too. Ridley had so much fun playing in a hand me down vampire costume that we got. Too bad it was on the smallish side or I might have considered just having him wear that one for Halloween.

We also got some adorable pictures of Ada in a Cinderella costume at the Cornbelly's pumpkin festival. We went there at the beginning of October when they were having a Pumpkin Princess competition. We happened to be walking by a costume shop shortly before it started. They asked us if Ada could dress up in a costume to go on stage at the beginning of the pageant to help advertise as a sponsor of the pageant. She made such a cute Cinderella that I would have bought the costume on the spot if I hadn't already bought stuff for Tinkerbell.