Costumes, Childhood & Love

The other night I didn't have anything planned for dinner, leftovers really.  And I wasn't sure what I would do with the evening.  Well Sara wanted to work on her tutu for her halloween costume.  She is going to be Batman.  She and two of her friends are going to be superhero, one Superman and one Captain America.  I asked why are you all going to be male super heroes and she said because they are cooler and more known.

Making a tutu from tulle looks easy but its really not....I soon discovered.  Karlee my oldest has made a few and didn't want to help Sara with this one when she was up to see us.....I understand now.

The finished product!

While I was helping Sara, at times I was tying and she was cutting and then I'd cut and she would tie.  I couldn't help but go back into time when I was a kid.  Back in the day of making your own costume was a must or buying those plastic vinyl like costumes with masks.

I remember both my parents helping my brother and I make ours.  Sometimes they were simple and others they were creative and cool.  I looked through some of my pictures to see if I could find some of my brother and I.  I didn't find too many but found a few.  

Me as a ghost

A Princess

My  brother and I.  I'm not sure what he was I think I he was a hunched backed monster or something.  I remember one year he was walking hunched over with a mask...

And here are the vinyl plastic costumes :)

I remember enjoying  Halloween.  We dressed up and went trick or treating and then mom and dad would spread it all out on the floor and inspect our candy before we could eat one single piece of it and then we could indulge a little before going to bed.  But what sticks out the most to me is how we did it together as a family.  It was a family deal :)

One of my most favorite costumes for Halloween was when I wanted to be a singer!  My mom was beautician and she had a wig that was long long red hair.  I wore that and then I had on a pair of high boots that I think would have been for like go go boots and then best of all I had a guitar made from card board!  I think my dad made it I'm not sure, but it was 3D and all!  It had a strap and all. It was so cool!  It was so fun!

My brother and I had fun at Halloween as we were growing up.

It was nice to remember these moments from my childhood while I was helping Sara with her tutu for Halloween.