I only got one good picture this year. :( Since Calvin's favorite show to watch this year has been Phineas and Ferb, we decided to dress us as characters from the show. I had to sew something for everyone's costume. Calvin was Phineas and Albric dressed up as Ferb. Mark dressed up as the dad, whose name is Lawrence. I dressed up as the mom when she was a pop star in the 80's. My costume was the most complicated, and of course I didn't get a photo of it. For Calvin's, I found some orange and yellow striped lace that I sewed into a shirt. We also spray painted his hair orange. Then he just wore blue pants. I made Albric a pair of purple pants and a green 'wig' out of yarn. The 'wig' took three days to do, but it turned out super cute, plus helped keep him super warm during trick-or-treating. For Mark, I just found him a white polo and sewed an emblem on it and added a bit of maroon to the bottom and sleeves. For me, I bought an orange wig, fabric for a bow, hoop earrings, a pink shirt, a jean jacket, and a sweater to make leg-warmers from. I wore some leggings I already owned, and sewed myself a teal skirt. It was fun to dress up, but most people did not know who we were. Several people thought the baby was a chia pet. We attended our ward Trunk-or-Treat and a family party and then went trick-or-treating on Halloween. We decorated our trunk to look like the backyard on the show and put our
Perry the Platypus on the 'grass.' We went trick-or-treating with the boys' cousins. Mark held Albric, and when it got a little chilly, he strapped him on and zipped his jacket over him. In the dark, with only his head sticking out, people thought Albric was a doll. I love doing family themed costumes and I hope we'll come up with something fun for next year.
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| Calvin was pooped out after trick-or-treating. |
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| This was our trunk all decorated. (We still don't have our blueberry back, so this is really my in-law's trunk) |
