We are treasuring the fact that our daughter still wants to dress up with us. After adopting Oscar, we knew we needed to get him into the holiday spirit and be part of our family Halloween costume. Our daughter suggested The Wizard of Oz and we loved the idea. I especially loved the fact that… Continue Reading Family Wizard of Oz Costume for Halloween
This past weekend was the Greenbelt Pumpkin Festival, an event the whole community looks forward to every year. It starts Friday afternoon after school in the town center. Shlagel Farms donates hundreds of pumpkins and the city sets up picnic tables and a stage. For the first hour it’s set up for little kids with… Continue Reading What I Wore: Pumpkin Festival
Hope you had a fun weekend and enjoy this evening! Our town has a costume parade every Friday before Halloween. This year we dressed as a family when Emerson decided she wanted to be Wednesday Addams. Karl had the nickname Lurch when he was a teen so it was a given who he would dress… Continue Reading Family Addams Family Costume for Halloween
Since August, Emerson has wanted to be the Wicked Witch of the West for Halloween. While she loves to dress up like a princess 364 days out of the year, for Halloween she believes it’s only right to be scary or creepy. We got a wreath with fake bones in it for the front door,… Continue Reading Mother-Daughter Wicked Witch Costumes for Halloween
With the craziness of 2014, the Gary Parents didn’t get their act together enough to create Halloween costumes for ourselves, but we made sure Emerson was what she wanted to be. Ever since she saw a commercial for Monster High this summer, Emerson wanted to be “purple Monster High” for Halloween. Using the tutu my… Continue Reading Happy Halloween! 2014
My friend Kim sent me this link from the blog Oh Happy Day! With a daughter whose hair cut we call “The Anna,” it seemed like a perfect choice to have her dress up as Anna Wintour for Halloween. Emerson and I thought it would be fun to dress up together, so I brushed out… Continue Reading What We Wore: Inspiration