Halloween 2012

  I love coming up with costume ideas...and making them myself. When I was a kid I thought homemade costumes were less-than-ideal (since most people I knew had fancy store-bought ones). Now that I am an adult, I realize it is (and was) something special to have something handcrafted. And I love the memories that were made putting them together with my mom! (yes, Mom, you were right...homemade is better...and it must be 'someday' because I AM thanking you!)

This year we had a theme. 

We based it all around this dress Elizabeth has...

(and the fact that my sister IS Auntie Em every day of the year)

Before I get to the rest of the post, I think I should take you back to those early years....here's a little peek into my childhood...

Emily, 3.5 (Princess) Amy, 6 (Glenda The Good Witch of the North)

Did you see that caption? 

Now, here is the grown-up me dressed once again as Glenda!

Too bad Dorothy was sleeping ... I really like these pictures. 

We met up with Emily and headed over to the Dickerson Park Zoo in Springfield for their annual Spooktacular. It was a little disappointing, but we made the best of it. And Jonah was such a trooper. He did not complain about all the walking or the cold, not even one time. And he didn't seem to notice any of the things that may have been spooky to him. (it was not truly scary, but there were some big spiders and some weird troll-like characters)

 The whole gang. Glenda, Tin Man, Auntie Em, Cowardly Lion, Dorothy, & Scarecrow

(it's really hard to take good pictures in the dark)

When we were getting ready to trick-or-treat around the neighborhood I COULD NOT find Dorothy's shoes. I called up my sister, and sure enough, we'd left them at her house. She happened to drop by this afternoon, so I snapped one last photo of Dorothy in her homemade slippers. I may have to find a Christmas dress that goes with them, cause those shoes are FABULOUS.