Our Halloween this year was pretty low key. Ammon was gone for a significant part of October in New Mexico, and I am never in a mood to celebrate without him (single parenting is tiring).
Kent settled for painting pumpkins with friends,
and then hammering glowing pegs into his little pumpkin once Ammon got home.
I kind of felt bad for the poor kid who didn't even get to carve a pumpkin, but he was pretty happy with the pirate pumpkin he created thanks to some money Grandma Udy gave him to spend at target on pumpkin decorating supplies. Personally it was a lot easier to put some stickers on and make a pirate then to carve a pirate in a pumpkin. The biggest feat of the Halloween season was sewing Kent's costume. Sewing is one of those talents that I hide "under a bushel". Not because I am not apt, but because I just don't enjoy it that much. My mom taught me to sew probably around age 8 and I continued to take sewing classes and sew for 4-H. Of course we had sewing in middle school and I took the sewing classes in high school, they were easy A's and far better than taking accounting or something like that (sorry Sarah and Nicole). My friend Amanda and I decided we would set out to make our oldest kids super heroes. They turned out pretty cute if I do say so myself. I said I would never make another Halloween costume, but I also said I wouldn't have any more kids after Kent's pregnancy too, and we have Addy, so we will see.
The cape in process.
Ammon was gone the entire time I made the costume, so I spent a good deal of time with this one on my lap. Any imperfections I blame on her.
Super Kent
Here he is at our ward trunk-or-treat. You can't wear masks at church functions, therefore multiple people asked what he was, if that doesn't make you feel good about your costume making skills I don't know what does.
Thank heavens for Carter's and their cheap, cute costumes I could just buy for cheaper than I could make one.
Super Kent and Super Abby
Our ward at the Halloween party. You can see Kent in the front and Addy is being held by a girl towards the back.
I couldn't resist adding this picture of our Bishop's car during trunk or treat. He did a pretty good job decorating for the kids and that is nothing compared to his house on Halloween night.
1 comment:
So cute! I never saw Addy costume- both were darling, and I'm very impressed by your sewing skills, even if they're under a bushel most of the time! =)
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