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Day 168 – Halloween: Part One

Good guess on the costume, gals!  My girl was indeed the Paper Bag Princess.  And a perfect one at that.  Dan constructed a perfect paper bag dress, one that somehow lasted three days and about 800 on and offs.

I learned a lot this Halloween.  The most important lesson being that if you are going to dress your kid up, make sure they can actually sit in the costume, especially if they are wearing it to school.  Poor little Bean.

Friday morning was spent at the mall with some friends going from store to store, filling up the bag with oodles of treats.  The afternoon took us to Jaia’s school where they were having a party and a parade.  I was thankfully asked to help out and so I got to witness the cuteness overload.  I love spending time in Jaia’s class anyway, but to see all the littles all dressed up was the icing on the cake.

Check out Jaia being choked by the paper bag.  Oops.

One of my favourite moments was when halfway through the parade we made our way through the dance going on for the older kids.  The littles walked through wide-eyed with jaws to the floor.  Once they re-emerged, the whole group, including the teacher and the other parents danced in the foyer to the music blaring out of the gym.  My little loved every second of it.


November 1, 2010 - 9:50 pm

Auntie Jenny - Jaia looks so grown up in the first picture!

November 2, 2010 - 10:56 am

Alicia - She also looks like she should star in a “Home Alone” sequel.

Day 166 – Costume construction

For Jaia, Halloween lasts three days long and we are in mad costume prep to get ready.  It begins with some trick or treating at the mall with her little friends before the kindergarten parade.  I know, serious cuteness.

Jaia’s uncle Sean and Auntie Vinnie are having a Halloween party on Saturday and we’ll dress the kiddos up again (and ourselves) for that one.

And finally, the real day on Sunday.

This year, we decided to forego the pre-made costume and make our own, like we used to do as kids.  Jaia and I came up with the idea months ago and she has never wavered.

Here are a couple of hints:

It’s cute, but not too cutesy. It’s straight out of the pages of a children’s book.

Any guesses?

October 27, 2010 - 9:08 am

Auntie Jenny - The Princess Frog!!

October 27, 2010 - 10:31 am

Sarah - The Paper Bag Princess!

October 27, 2010 - 10:33 am

Auntie Kris - I second Paper Bag Princess! I can’t wait to see pics…

October 27, 2010 - 10:54 am

Dan - A strange golden pokey-beaked bird!

October 27, 2010 - 4:05 pm

Auntie Jenny - Wait…. is there even a Princess Frog fairytale? I think I’m mixing two of them up…its been awhile! 🙂