In a Hole in the Ground, There Lived a Hobbit and a Halloween Costume Link-up

Halloween!

Chris went and picked up some candy for our first ever handing out candy experience. We have always lived in apartments where children and costumes were not aplenty so this year will be fun. I will be manning the porch with Conor while Chris takes Ryan around the neighborhood in search of, "Sugar!" as Ryan is known to run around exclaiming.

I will come back to add better photos when (okay IF), I can get Ryan to stand still long enough for a clear photo of his costume and when I figure something out for Conor, but I wanted to go ahead and set the link-up since I know a lot of people went to Halloween parties over the weekend and might already have photos!

At my last midwife appointment, the midwife asked Ryan what he was going to be for Halloween. I didn't think Ryan would answer the question since we hadn't really discussed it, I had just had him try his costume on a few times because I couldn't get enough of it. So I was just tickled when he gave her a slight knowing smile and whispered, "Ah-bit."

I followed the instructions from this costume that Tess pinned a couple of months ago. The pants are Ryan's normal corduroy pants rolled up. The shirt and vest were also already residents in Ryan's closet. I bought a green fleece blanket from Goodwill and sewed a cloak using a tutorial that I cannot find at this moment! I bought some flip flops at Once Upon a Child then wrapped eyelash yarn around them to create some hairy feet. Finally, I ordered this leaf clasp.

aaaaaaand he wouldn't stand still for a photo before leaving for story time with Chris. Hairy hobbit toes crossed that I get at least one during trick-or-treating.

Luckily, my friend, Lauren, miraculously snapped a photo of Ryan and Carson at story time. 

Chris says they look like Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure: 

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Okay we are back post trick or treating and those crossed hairy hobbit toes worked! Got a photo. Okay, got photoS so forgive me in advance. Conor sat with me as cute as pie ... because what is a hobbit without his pastries??

A hobbit, his pie and their dad.

 

Searching for gold ...hope Smaug doesn't get him.

Share your Halloween costumes here!

Ad-ROAR-able Halloween Happenings

Trick-or-treating, Halloween 2012

Our Halloween festivities started last week when Chris' department threw a Halloween party like I mentioned here. In true Katrina style, I was working on Ryan's lion hat up until Chris picked us up for the party. Oops! 

Checking out Toto in the Land of Oz

On Halloween morning, Chris texted me that he needed to bring a dish to a Halloween potluck at work and that he could pick something up or I could make something. He knows me well. I weighed my options in my head, decided that baking sounded more fun that folding laundry and texted back that I was in! Two hours later, he came home to these:

Wicked Witch Finger Cookies

I found the recipe on Passion for Parties. I didn't have the gel food coloring, but Chris said they looked gross enough without it. They were actually pretty easy to make, and they tasted like the cookie part of Pepperidge Farms Milano cookies, in my opinion. 

Now, our little lion, isn't exactly old enough for candy...but how could we pass on trick or treating?! We wanted to get to know the community better so we went around a block and introduced ourselves which actually worked out well. Ryan was able to grab candy out of buckets and, minus some Halloween pretzels, he did pretty well for himself (read: for us bwahaha)! 

Ad-ROAR-able

So that was our first Halloween with Ryan outside of the womb. Today we went to Mass for All Saints Day. When we were walking in the communion line, Ryan was going, "Tsta! Tsta! Tsta!" and spitting like the family in My Big Fat Greek Wedding. Pleasant. Happy All Saints Day! 

Praise from a Nursing Lion Cub

Last week, Chris' department threw a Halloween party for all of the employees' children. I was so impressed by it. Chris' coworkers went all out! I thank God every day that my husband works for such a family friendly employer. 

Fast forward to later in the evening. I had taken Ryan's costume off when I had changed his diaper so he was no longer the fierce lion with a thick mane that he had been an hour before. We laid down on the bed to nurse, and my mind drifted as I pondered what to make for dinner and how many loads of laundry had piled up. After a few minutes, Ryan pushed himself up, sat his bottom down, straightened up, and promptly began to clap fervently!  

Well! If that didn't melt my heart, the presence of his little whiskers and lion nose that still decorated his plump little face finished the job.

My sweet, praising lion cub.

Do you have any sweet or funny stories from Halloween?