Usually when I buy Halloween costumes for the girls, we make sure it's either warm enough to wear at school, or big enough to layer clothes underneath. We're used to Connecticut Halloweens...in October...
So, when we were planning the outfits for Halloween in July, Evanthea chose her Hannah Montana costume (long blonde wig with a 70's style disco dress and boots) and Alexandra chose her unicorn costume (it's a giant stuffed unicorn that the child steps through the body and is almost like the rider). The hottest day of the year, we tried on their costumes...to no avail. Alexandra cried that hers is too itchy, and Evanthea said she would wear the dress without the wig and boots.
In steps mom to save the day...I brought Evanthea another costume because she's fussy...so Wonder Woman she became. Alexandra chose a Halloween decoration of a witch's hat...so we scrambled around the house to find a witch's costume...my LL Bean t-shirt tied with my mother's yellow pashmina scarf (since the Devil wears Prada, witches can wear pashminas...). Here's the end result:
Evanthea was telling everyone that she lost her power to fly and the only way to get her power was to collect candy.
power regained! Luckily Alexandra forgot her broom (yes, the kitchen broom), else I'd be dragging that too!
Wonder Woman stops to aid a mini goalie. "Hey little boy, do you need help smiling?"
The thought of trick or treating in the daytime, under a moon, and in front of the beach just got me silly!
Happy Halloween, everyone!
No comments:
Post a Comment