The final Halloween costumes

I know I said I would let everyone know last week about the final costumes - sorry for the long delay. We went to a Halloween Carnival on Saturday night and here is what the kids looked like....



Sadie was a black cat - the same thing she has been for two previous Halloweens! She was pretty set on being a dinosaur until I made her the princess dress. She never wanted to be a princess, but she wanted to wear the dress with some wings she has and be a fairy. Then it changed into a kitty fairy, so she could wear the dress, her wings, her kitty tail and ears and have whiskers painted on her face. We were all set for the kitty fairy on Saturday. When I put the kids down for a nap that afternoon, I reminded them that when they woke up we'd be going to the Halloween Carnival. As I was walking down the stairs Sadie called me back up. She said, "Mom, I just want to be a plain black kitty okay?" I told her of course she could be a plain black kitty and she smiled and closed her eyes. We'll see what happens next year...

Leo was a dalmatian. He was still changing his mind all the time. He and I were in the car last Saturday morning and he told me that he wanted to be a bee. That was great by me - I could easily make a bee costume. So for the rest of that day, I was pushing the bee idea. The next day was Sunday (and the princess party). I went shopping after I dropped Sadie off. I was looking for a comforter for Leo and went into Pottery Barn Kids. All their Halloween stuff was right up front (and on sale) and they had the cutest dalmatian ears. I decided right there that Leo had to be a dalmatian! After we got home, I showed him the ears and told him about being a dalmatian for Halloween and he said "No Mom, I'm going to be a bee!". So right after dinner we let them watch a movie...101 Dalmatians. Leo still wasn't convinced. I finally just made the costume and told him he was a dalmatian. Once he saw the costume, he was excited about it. I think for him the fun was wearing a costume...it didn't really matter what it was.