So, Tuesday came and went and I still didn't have a costume for myself or the baby, and Colton's was only about 90% complete. Therefore, Wednesday was my complete Halloween Improvisation Day! I have to say, I am impressed with myself, both for my procrastination skills, as well as my pull-it-together-at-the-last-minute skills. Here's the play-by-play:
Last week, I found a Cowboy costume set at Wal Mart for $5, including a hat, Sherriff's badge and bandanna. Colton agreed to be a Cowboy and so that's where we started. He has several pearl-snap western shirts and jeans. All I needed was boots to complete the costume. After noon on Wednesday, I dragged both kids out to Payless to buy the cowboy some boots, and to Wal-Mart for last minute grocery shopping (can't afford to run out of baby prunes in my house!). Luckily, the first Payless closest to the house had the boots I wanted in stock in the right size. However, I had not even thought of a costume for the baby, so I perused the picked-over options at Wal-Mart during the grocery trip. I found a onesie that had a sherrif's theme that would've matched Colton's cowboy costume, but there were none in the baby's size. Boo. So, I settled for a clinical green onesie that had a surgical mask and stethoscope printed on it with a screen-print picture of a pocket with bandage scissors and syringe in it. The best part is it was only $3.25. See? Procrastination can pay off, sometimes.
We arrived home around 3pm and I nursed the baby and put the older one down for a nap. During naptime, I prepped dinner (he needs SOME real food before the candy glut). By the time they got up, I was ready for them, and we had no trouble getting out the door. We visited a local Table Trick Or Treat, sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce where businesses set up tables on Main to hand out candy to the kids and business cards to parents, and it's closed to vehicular traffic. After that, we visited some friends' houses and hooked up with one to go random house-to-house trick or treating. This especially fascinated Colton because that's the kind of trick or treating he sees on tv. Afterward, at home, Colton got his two treats, and then the hubby and I divided up the rest between us and what Colton could have on subsequent days and went to bed. Two days later, Colton is still wearing his costume pieces and pretending to trick or treat. I'd venture to say he had a good time!
I didn't get a pic of the baby in his costume because the bib and the stroller rendered a costume unnecessary anyway. (Hey, I tried!) Here's a reasonable facsimile of what he wore though. It wouldn't let me copy the pic, but here's the link.
http://www.walmart.com/ip/Rubies-My-First-Halloween-Doctor-Onesie-Costume/21867034
Here's my cowboy. (Sorry the pic is blurry. It's like taking pictures of an earthquake to get him to stand still long enough. You can't tell it, but my husband has a death-grip on his head to keep him as still as possible and to keep the hat on-he didn't want to wear it at first.)
