Ah, Halloween is here again. This year ('08) I've got a Rock Star and a Butterfly at my house! Halloween is by no means our favorite holiday, but it is one that falls during the fall season, which IS our favorite season! Therefore, we have a lot of fun picking out our costumes, preparing them, getting pumpkins, and carving them.
Hunter's first Halloween ('04) he was almost 3 months old and was a bumble bee. He was super cute with those little antennae sticking out from his head! The costume was warm enough that we were able to take him over to my Grandma's to "Trick-Or-Treat", and then it was fun to just have him all dressed up while we handed out candy at our house. His second Halloween ('05) he wore a bear costume that my Grandma made for Kara when she was a little girl. It was awesome to see him in it and I think Grandma really enjoyed knowing that her hard work was appreciated for YEARS! His third year ('06) he was a lion, and last year ('07) he was the Red Power Ranger. This Graysen's first Halloween and I am looking forward to compiling her costume list just like Hunter's! Really our only rules on costumes are that it has to be something "real". Okay - so maybe that's not the best description of it because Power Rangers aren't real...but any mummy, witches, Scream characters, etc. are out. But you all know what I mean by "real"...an animal, person, cartoon character, etc.
I was recently at a Halloween party where parents dressed their 3 year old daughter in a bloody, gory, sick costume. Why?! It made me question some parents "thrill" behind Halloween and realize that I am so lucky that my husband and I agree on the meaning / importance of all the holidays that we celebrate. To us, Halloween is just a fun day to dress up (who doesn't like to get dressed up?!), carve pumpkins, get candy, and eat until you're sick! Ha ha.
I wonder how other families view Halloween and what their "rules" are for celebrating it.
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I enjoy Halloween...not overly so but it isn't one of the dreaded holidays! :o) We have the "rule" that you guys do as far as costumes go...nothing gross, scary, evil...etc! The first two years of Ally's life we didn't dress her up in any costumes but we did get her Halloween shirts and she wore those while we passed out candy! Last year Ally was Little Red Riding Hood! This year she is Cinderella! Mya will be decked out in her Halloween shirt and socks as we take Ally to get candy this evening! My favorite part of Halloween this year has been the excitement in Ally's eyes when she gets to wear her Cinderella Costume! When your kids are excited...you just can't help but to join in the fun!!!
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