costume parade

Max decided to be Octomom for Halloween this year. He borrowed a front pack and some dolls, and we bought some more at Savers.

This is Max's reaction at seeing himself in makeup and a wig. Mine was similar. It was so weird putting lipstick, eyeliner, and mascara on my son. (Also, what is the deal with boys having super long, curly eyelashes that any girl would envy? Sheesh.)

Close-up of the creepiest clown doll!

Lucas was Justin Bieber, "because what's creepier than that?" I have to agree. We found his gold lamé and purple iridescent shirts at Savers as well. I guess they really are our Halloween headquarters. I was disappointed that he couldn't find his big dollar sign ring that he got one time at Nickel City...

I straightened his hair, and lots of people thought he was wearing a wig! He likes it that way. He kept flipping his hair in the Bieber trademark fashion. (Incidentally, he won the best costume contest in his class.)


Not surprisingly, Eva went as a princess. Would you believe I bought this dress when she was a baby? I got it at T.J.Maxx because it was so detailed and beautiful, and I just knew it would make the perfect costume someday. We were both thrilled that she finally fits into it. (She didn't even mind having to wear a t-shirt underneath.)

She had very definite ideas about how her hair had to be. She was very excited to be able to wear blush and lipstick.

And, of course, her dress up gloves as "the finishing touch".

It was raining really hard on Saturday evening, and Eva insisted that a raincoat or umbrella would simply ruin her princess persona. Happily, the rain stopped just before Marc took the two younger kids trick-or-treating. (Max went to a party.) After Marc brought Eva home, Lucas went back out with some friends. This was the first Halloween where Marc and I were waiting for our kids to come home. We watched a scary movie after Eva was in bed. Good times.