Monday, October 31, 2011

Topless or Not Topless? That Was The Question....

Halloween didn't quite turn out as planned for me.  Or for TEN. 

Remember that I said I was going to be be the Chiquita Banana girl? 



And TEN was going to be this Mexican of sorts?


Well, my costume arrived Friday.  I found it on my neighbor's porch for some reason, but was pleased it had arrived in time.  I ripped open the box, and pulled out the skirt.  It was fabulous!  The basket for my head...awesome.  The maracas...100% authentic.  The shirt....

ABSENT!

Seriously.  No shirt.  Great.  I almost cried, but I didn't.  I told myself I really didn't care about Halloween anyway.  I'm too old to care.  I would just go to the party as T.  So there!

Saturday morning TEN and I went to a few places to find some extra accessories for his Mexican costume.  Along the way we found a witch's hat.  And a plastic cauldron.  I've never been a witch before.  And so....

(me & Marilyn Monroe...witchy women)


The funniest part is that I had everything in my closet that I needed for my costume.  Even these:


And this wig:


Along the way, TEN found another costume.  He's saving the Mexican until I can get my Chiquita Banana gig together.

(Witch w/a cauldron for purse & Mr. Luck)

Even Louis' Halloween costume had a bit of an issue.  This year TEN insisted that Louis be something "manly".  You may remember that last year Louis was this girl bumble bee:


Personally, I liked the girl costume better than the boy costume. 

This year TEN picked Louis' costume.  We ordered a Small, but apparently Louis is an extra small.  I had to break out the needle & thread.  It was the best I could do, and he wouldn't let me snap a photo with his ears on, but....

(Yoda I am)

I giggled the whole way to day care today.  I hope he wins :)

Happy Halloween friends!  I hope your Halloween has more treats than tricks.

T

9 comments:

Dee Stephens said...

Bummer about your costume! At least you were able to pull something together!

Unknown said...

I'm always the witch. I have my hat that I wear every year to trick or treat with the niece and nephew. Hate that your costume arrived topless. WOW! Your witch turned out fabulous. May the force be with Louis!

Annie said...

They better give you your mulah back!

Life Through Preppy Glasses said...

chiquita without a top...that would be just too much to handle haha.

I think louis will win for sure!

Bethany said...

Happy Halloween! Love the witch costume...sorry about the chiquita top...

MCW said...

I was a witch in college once, not very creative, but easy and everyone looks good in a LBD!

Miss Sweet Tea said...

Your witch turned out great! I can't believe they left out your top!

Ann said...

well that stinks that the top for your costume was missing but your witch's costume is great.
Louis of course is adorable.

Ashley said...

lol!! SO manly!
And, The black hair looks good on you!