Doesn’t have quite the ring of last year’s princess and pirate, but it will have to do. 😉 Here are our beloved children in their costumes. Anya got quite a few ooh’s and aah’s over her costume today…makes the seamstress in me proud. Of course, she was quite cute, so it could have been that, too. 🙂 Kai was of course quite the strong and gallant, ummmm, Power Ranger. I think he has seen the show a few times, but not at our house, eh, Aunt Susie (sorry, he laid the blame squarely on your feet!).
In their costumes. Can you hear them saying, “Hurry up woman!”
On their way out to lay seige to the neighborhood. Kai’s sword doesn’t exactly go with his costume…but he knew he needed to have something to fight the bad guys. He figured out the best carry for it, too…he’s a crafty one.
Oh, yeah…CANDY!
The booty – they ate until they could eat no more…
 
We let them eat their fill of candy, whereby afterwards they decided to have several races and laughed and then they started twitching and bounced off the walls. We just watched as we drank a 90 point bottle of Collier Falls Private Reserve Zinfandel. That was fun. Then they came down from their sugar highs and hurt each other and started crying. That was not fun. Then it was definitely time for bed. 😉
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Tonight mommy and daddy are going to their own costume party. Hopefully I will manage to get a picture of the vampiress and buchaneer/pirate. No we don’t match, but I didn’t have time to make an appropriate dress. I am using parts from a few costumes in years past. I had to make Brian’s vest, but he didn’t have the right boots, so he is just wearing jeans and black roper boots.  Next year at the Ren Fest we will buy him some gear for a real costume…he needs to have the right costume for his very nice rapier and main gauche swords. 🙂
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Theme Thursday – imagination
I was going to go with Halloween, but I’m sure everyone will be posting their cute children in costume long before Thursday. I figured this would be a good theme, since it is something we should/are fostering in our children. 🙂
great shots Stacy, and you can tell Kai that I think I get the same look of awe and wonder when I hold a bag of peanut M&Ms….LOL and Any’s doll didn’t quite fit the costume, but told another story with a beauty all it’s own……
thanks for sharing.
Oh I am SO trying to figure out what they are saying to eachother in that second picture!
Cute kiddos – and I’m sure you could have put them in gunny sacks and gotten raves…! They are just yummy!
Beautiful costumes – we’ve had a few power rangers over the years ourselves. What I would give for the opportunity to dress someone up as a fairy princess – the boys just won’t let me;) Come by and see what I created this week…
Love the costumes! I also love the wardrobe (?) behind them. I think you’ve used it in one of the recent shots of Anya. It’s a great piece and adds a lot of class to your shots.
Have fun at your party tonight!
So sweet! Love the wings. I forgot to wear my dark angel wings yesterday. I’ll put them on today.
Cute that baby doll got to be in the pic with Anya.
Take pics of yourselves, okay?
Yep, you did it again! Great costumes! Can’t wait to see you and Brian all decked out, too.
Love Kai’s improvised holster. 🙂
I love, love, love Anya’s costume! So beautiful, and Kai looks rockin’ of course! I really like the photo of them “checking each other out!”
I’m excited for imagination – I am working on it now so I can make sure to get it done before Thursday!
Oh, I do want to see your costumes, too! Your kids are so adorable!
I love their costumes! Hopefully we’ll see you in costume?? I love the visual of the sugar-high you gave. Fun, fun.
Your description of what happened after they ate candy til they could eat no more cracked me up !! Anya’s costume is so pretty ! And the sword toting power ranger is great too !
Looks like fun, I think her mask is so cool.
I tagged you…
Kind of payback for my husband’s non-stop laughter about the chocolate and sex thing and telling everyone at work about it 🙂
Of course you don’t have to do it – it’s one of the rare ones we actually did.
Hope you guys had a great time at your party!
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I had to do a double take when I stumbled upon your blog….our sons wore the same Halloween costume and it looks as if your children were sorting their candy on the rug…looks just like what happened out our house
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Sounds like everyone had fun!
Love the costumes. A’s mask is adorable and I have to say that the sword makes the power rangers costume just a little more complete. 🙂
Happy Halloween.
Stumbled onto your blog and I really enjoy the idea of a theme Thursday. It will get my creative juices flowing. Just love your photos.
The fairy and the hero certainly do not go together,especially in that side by side picture. I love it! Reminds me of my two older kids, that’s exactly how they look at each other on many occasions. 😉 The fairy costume turned out nice. Love the wings, glad they survived the day and the night.
Gosh, I hope you guys had fun at your costume party! It’s been years since I’ve been to one of those. What fun!
The shot of them looking each other is hilarious! I’m sure they were a huge hit around the block!
I love the one of the two of them eyeing each other. Looks like they had a great time.
Ya know, some of our best times are when Ella is way too tired (or hopped up on surar) and bouncing off the walls. Kids are so hilarious when all they do is giggle and cant control themselves. Great costumes. I love that Kai needed something to fight the bad the guys with.
I love the shot of them looking at each other.
Very fun halloween pictures!
I love the baby doll acessory 🙂
LOL over the letting them be gluttons, bounce and crash while you drank wine. Dang, we could be such good friends!
Loving those costumes…including yours and hubby’s.