Halloween
I knew going into it that this would probably be the last Halloween I had the opportunity to choose Violet's costume. I know that next year she'll probably choose to be something weird like a troll or a grasshopper.
I love the classics. Last year she was a good old-fashioned witch and this year she was Little Red Riding Hood. Almost every element of the costume was something we already had or was handmade. What we did buy was found at thrift stores. That fancy smancy white frilly thing? Goodwill. The cape and hood was made from an old sheet.
She had a little brown basket for trick-or-treating and she got the hang of the whole concept very quickly. Before we went trick-or-treating we took her to a trunk-or-treat (a first for me) and she learned that holding the basket up and pointing would earn her candy. By the end of the night she was holding her basket up to random people who didn't even have candy to give. Cheers to persistence.
Halloween night was cold with the most frigid wind, so we didn't spend much time taking pictures. Violet enjoyed wearing her costume and would pat it or rub her hair to let us know that she felt pretty. We visited lots of friends and family and it never failed, Violet marched into every house and walked about as if she owned the place.
Little Red is fearless.
I love the classics. Last year she was a good old-fashioned witch and this year she was Little Red Riding Hood. Almost every element of the costume was something we already had or was handmade. What we did buy was found at thrift stores. That fancy smancy white frilly thing? Goodwill. The cape and hood was made from an old sheet.
She had a little brown basket for trick-or-treating and she got the hang of the whole concept very quickly. Before we went trick-or-treating we took her to a trunk-or-treat (a first for me) and she learned that holding the basket up and pointing would earn her candy. By the end of the night she was holding her basket up to random people who didn't even have candy to give. Cheers to persistence.
Halloween night was cold with the most frigid wind, so we didn't spend much time taking pictures. Violet enjoyed wearing her costume and would pat it or rub her hair to let us know that she felt pretty. We visited lots of friends and family and it never failed, Violet marched into every house and walked about as if she owned the place.
Little Red is fearless.
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