Showing posts with label costume. Show all posts
Showing posts with label costume. Show all posts

Wednesday, November 2, 2016

Halloween!

2016 officially holds the record for best Halloween ever.  The girls were so into the spooky decorations and the candy and the costumes.  Evie has officially hit her stride with the whole dressing up thing, and spent most days as Sheriff Callie, a bunny, or Rey from Star Wars.  She's obsessed with the latest movie, always asking her dad to watch it and rambling on about BB8.

The girls got to dress up 3 times, ate a lifetime's worth of candy over the month of October, and Lyla even had her first school Halloween party and parade.  After the parade each class performed a couple of songs, and it was too cute.  Those little kids up on stage kill me.  All trying to grab the microphone, yet knowing none of the words or motions.  I love it so much.

Here are some photos from our various activities!  On to Thanksgiving and Christmas!!

- K

I have no clue where the peace signs came from, but it cracks me up!

Lyla and her class, waiting for their turn to perform.

Cuties!


The whole class, and her Mrs. Potato Head teachers.  :)


Sheriff Callie and Cinderella, getting ready for a friend's party.


Those glass slippers!  :)

I had to bribe her with bubble gum for these smiles.

Yee haw!



Halloween night!  Getting ready to be Rey...in her bunny costume.

I think Lyla's favorite part of Halloween was getting to play with makeup.  :)

Cinderella and Prince Charming!

Rey and BB8.  :)


I joined the Star Wars theme, and got to be Kylo Ren.  If you even mention Star Wars to Sis she says "I'll show you the dark side" in the baddest voice she can come up with.  It's pretty darn cute.

Monday, November 2, 2015

Halloween!

Well, despite feeling like ish most of the week, we had a pretty great Halloween over here.  The weekend before Halloween we had two parties - the annual Life Time Spooktacular and a neighborhood party, not to mention the hundreds of dress rehearsals Lyla had around the house. 

They were the Frozen sisters in their coronation outfits, and Lyla took the job very seriously.  She was decked out in heels, gloves, cape, crown, the works.  And despite sore feet, she didn't take those heels off once.  And I'd never been more proud.  ;)  Evie on the other hand had to be forced into her dress, but once it was on she'd twirl over and over to show it off.  She could not, however, be bothered to wear her crown.

Here are some pics from Spooktacular:

 
They hid behind my office doors with Lyla whispering "let's show off our fancy dresses!", opened up the doors and they were ready for the coronation!  :)


 Lyla getting into character...Evie just being Evie.
 
 
Hugs...


...and then tantrums.  A normal day for the princesses.


The Elsa costume came with an official cape, but it was not long and dramatic enough for Lyla's taste.  She insisted on using this homemade one tied around her neck instead.  :)
 

 




The sis shuffle.  :)
 


This is the only picture we took of the neighborhood party.  I'd never dressed up with the girls before, and Lyla kept insisting I go as a mummy.  I opted for fairy godmother.  I mean, they got it from somewhere, right?  ;)
 

These pics are from actual Halloween.  It was a bit cooler that night, but they did not let the temps get them down.  Lyla played up the princess act, again wearing her heels the entire night.  I mean she rocked that whole neighborhood without a single complaint.  I even brought some comfy little Toms and offered them several times - and received an emphatic "no" each time.  Evie wanted absolutely nothing to do with trick or treating.  Ryan brought her up to one house where a teenager asked if she wanted a piece of candy.  She responded with her trademark - "noooooooooo!"  It was a good thing really, because Dad had already committed her pumpkin to more important things.  ;)
 
When we got back home we were already out of candy so Lyla kept sticking her own pumpkin with her precious goods out for the kids to take some.  Then she'd say "Happy Halloween!  Have a good night!"  Such a heart of gold.  A true little princess right there.
 
Hope you had a good Halloween too!
 
- K
 





I told them to act like king and queen - this is what I got.
 


"Wait a second..."
 


We went trick or treating with two families across the street.  True to form, every girl was a princess.
 





Friday, October 31, 2014

Happy Halloween!

Last year before I ever knew if Evie was going to be a boy or girl I had it set in my mind that the baby would be a lamb and Lyla would be Bo Peep.  The closer we got to Halloween this year the more Lyla talked about being some kind of fuzzy creature - and my dreams were dashed.  Then my hair stylist suggested I have Lyla be the lamb and Evie Bo Peep, which was brilliant, except apparently only babies are allowed to be lambs because I couldn't find a single costume over the size of 18 mos.

Anyways, I decided it was best to let Lyla have her way - it's all about picking your battles these days and Bo Peep just wasn't worth it.  But, I could not figure out what to have Evie be.  One day her hair was particularly whacked out and I jokingly said "she'd make a great Ace Ventura."  Light bulb.

I have to admit in the sea of baby lambs and princesses at the fire station Halloween party, Evie's costume fell a little flat.  I'm not sure if people were confused by the boy attire and pink blankie and pacifier, or if they just didn't get it.  I'd like to think it was just too smart of humor for them to comprehend, but Ace Ventura isn't really "smart" humor, soooo...

Anyways, here's some photos.  Our bunny wasn't feeling particularly photogenic tonight, and poor Evie has a bad cold so not exactly the best photos ever.  But there is a pretty awesome TMNT jack-o-lantern (that Ryan drew free hand and then carved.  Amazing.), so at least there's that.

Happy Halloween!

- K









 

Because she's just too darling to have an entire post of her looking like a boy :)