Super Sweet Halloween

Chapter 1: Choosing a Costume

So we (meaning Zack) had lots of ideas of what to be for Halloween. They included Mickey Mouse (again, which is weird because he hated that costume) I believe a spoon came up once, he wanted to be an airplane, a rocket, Buzz Lightyear (I was pulling for that one) and a red crayon. 

We finally decided on Buzz Lightyear and were getting ready to acquire it when Zack decided he wanted to be a gingerbread man. At first I didn't want to make a costume, I have about 10 sewing projects piled up already. But then I got to thinking about it and looking at what other people have done and I got really excited. 

Meet Gingy!

 I wasn't going to dress Ruby up this year, I have a bear snowsuit that I was just going to have her wear. When I saw how cheap it would be to make Zack's costume I decided why not make one for Ruby?

Meet Ginger!

The felt cost me $6. I was so excited at how inexpensive these costumes for my 2 kids were going to be! Then I bought rik rak..... Ruby's costume took 12 yds. Zack's took 26, not to mention that I bought 2 different kinds for his because I didn't like the first one. Then I got to working on the gumdrop buttons... I did those twice. Of course Zack's costume needed a prop!!! So I made a giant sucker. Ruby's costume also needed a little something else so I made her an apron. It ended up costing me more than the Buzz Lightyear costume, but they were so fun to make and everyone loved them!  

Rik rak for Ruby's apron was originally going to be for Zack's but I 

decided it was too big. I have 5 yds if you ever need some! 

Chapter 2:

Pumpkin Pickin'

Zack wanted to go to the corn maze this year, i'm not sure where he even learned about it. I remembered that a pumpkin patch we went to a few years ago had a small corn maze that was free so we decided to check it out. Small it was, and afterword Zack wanted to go to the "big" corn maze. The pumpkin patch also had a tractor ride and I think that made up with it's "whimpy" (in a 3 year olds eyes) FREE corn maze. 

Rub's and Daddy braving the corn maze. Even Kevin couldn't see over the tall corn!

Zack did appreciate all the tractors you could drive. Lucky for us they had a RED one.

My matcho husby in his shorts and shirt. If I remember right I was bundled up, and freezing...

And last but not least, our little scraggly hair girl.

Chapter 3: Pumpkin Pie

By: Zack

 "Mommy, I hafta scratch this punkin cuz i'm gonna make punkin pie"

(using an orange peeler) 

"Mommy, I need more tools"
(When he talks to me he always addresses me first,
every single time he opens his mouth)

"Mommy, this is my scoop. Do you know where I learned how to make pie? I learned it on Super Why" 

"Mommy, why is Grandpa dressed up?"
What the? How did that get in there????

Chapter 4: Carving 

Ruby getting ready to draw on her design...

Zack starting to scrape the insides.... 

He reaches in..... And he's done............... 

Pumpkin guts are too nasty for him.

The rest of the night he spent making a train out of the kitchen chairs. 

Except when it was time to claim the finished product he came back of course. 

His pumpkin is a haunted house if you can't tell. 

And Ruby spent the rest of the night kicked back with her fat little feet on the table, drinking...

Princess posing with us girl's pumpkins 

Deciding whether or not she likes raw pumpkin. 

Judging by the fact that she sat and sucked on it for 20 minutes, i'd say she liked it!

Chapter 5: Halloween Night

 Ginger before trick or treating

Ginger after

Yes, that is a Christmas cookie and the Easter Bunny

 Although they were BOTH in the wrong holiday,

 They were still stinkin cute!

Loving the special treat from his friend Carson

Zack checking out his haul. He didn't eat any dinner that night so he wasn't able to have any of his candy, well maybe one piece. He forgot about it after that and still to this day hasn't had any, he hasn't even asked about it. I think he is pretty used to his Nazi mom not letting him have sweets. But hey, it doesn't seem to bother him a whole lot, it definitely doesn't motivate him to eat!

Hope you had a fabulous Halloween. 
BRING ON THE HOLIDAYS!