Becoming a Bradley: Halloween- November Style

So you know when the holidays roll around and your facebook/twitter/blogs explode with pictures/status updates/videos of whatever holiday corresponds with that date?

Well, I didn't want to bombard you with yet another Halloween update on the 31st of October. That's why I waited until now to tell you about it...it has nothing to do with laziness...or not knowing where our camera cord is...or just a general lack of overall "being on top of lifenes." No of course not. ;)

To be fair, Halloween was officially moved to November 1st here in Bloomington due to weather. I know, that sounds made up, but it did happen. Apparently Bloomington has the authority (or is it the audacity?) to move a well-known and well-loved holiday to whenever they please. So really, as long as I post in November I'm square.

You better believe those 3 pictures were taken within seconds of each other. Oh the joys of having two wee ones...

To start the festivities let me show you a little pumpkin action.

With pens in hand,

and shirts off, the kids directed Kyle in what fashion they wanted their jack-o-laterns to take.

Here's Sawyers,

Avery's,

mine,

and Kyle's.

Cute. I almost love carving pumpkins as much as dressing up.

Almost. But dressing up still takes the cake.

We had plans for Avery to dress up as Dorothy from Wizard of Oz (can't beat getting Halloween costumes for 70% off the year before, am I right?) and Sawyer to be a pumpkin (an old Halloween costume that Avery loved.) The day of celebration came, and Avery was in tears that Sawyer was wearing the pumpkin outfit.

So, as the picture shows, we squished and shoved our 2 year old child into a 6-12 month old costume, complete with head gear. And the tears stopped flowing (and possibly the blood flow to her brain.)

So, with an hour before we left for trunk-or-treating, we had to come up with a costume for Sawyer. And since I don't own a sewing machine...or own creative juices...or own cash...we ended up with a...

Pillow case ghost! Complete with a sharpie-face I hand drew.

I know, Sawyer's face is totally saying "lame." This kid has a huge noggin and I had to cut his head hole bigger several times before it would fit over it. Apparently I cut it a bit too big since it is sliding off his shoulders...