Trick-or-Treat!

Trick-or-Treat!
As you may know, we like to make or Halloween costumes each year. The kids and I have a great time getting creative and trying to figure out ways to make it all come together. With some ideas from Gramma, a little help from the internet, lots of cardboard, hotglue, tape, newspaper, flour and water, felt, and the kids favorite, paint, we made it happen. This year, they saw Toy Story 3 and that inspired our costumes. Jon is one of the little green alien dudes from the vending machine at Pizza Planet that says, "we are eternally grateful!" and "oooo!" and "Daddy!" Lizzie is Jessie the cowgirl and Jake is Buzz Lightyear, "to infinity and beyond!"

The Trio of Toys Buzz Lightyear

(we were in such a rush at "go time" that I forgot his purple hood...oh well!)

Jessie
Green Alien "Dude"

"Mr. Potato Head"

(he was going to go as "Andy" the boy in the story, but at the last minute he came up with this idea...I give him big points for creativity!!!)

Oh yes, I was Etch, the Etch-A-Sketch

We put so much time into the costumes, it broke my heart to have it all pass so quickly. They went around the block and that was about it. So, we sat on our front steps handing out candy to the remaining trick-or-treaters, ate some candy and took more pictures.

Lizzie enjoying a Reeces Peanut Butter Cup...yummmm!!!!

My "costume" became the welcome sign for the night

There's my Jonny's sweet face

"To Infinity and Beyond!"

Minus a few costume parts by this point, but that's okay.

Buzz's jetpack...Jake did almost all of the painting on his costume.

Ride 'em cowgirl! Yee Ha!

Yes, it was a lot of work, but also a lot of fun times with my kids.

Happy Halloween!!!