Our friends had a little party with chili and treats and we had all of the kids party together.
Eliza already had her Tinkerbell outfit, with a little embellishment she loved it. So we went with that theme. David bought some green tights and a Peter Pan hat and it was awesome, but we still needed a shirt for him and I needed a "Wendy" outfit. Not easy to find. So I bought a bright green blanket for 2 pounds and a blue sheet for 2 pounds and I went home to get sewing..... yes without a sewing machine. I did it all by hand and within about 2 hours. David's looked pretty good but it was really hard to try to make a dress out of a sheet, sewing by hand... so you have to use your imagination. Fenton was a lost boy... we were the whole Peter Pan Movie.
The evening was very fun. Eliza loved it and wanted to go to every door. She would knock on the door and want to walk in to every home... she thought they were all her friends because they were giving her candy.
Halloween is a bit different here. We were in a great neighborhood that several doors ready for us, but generally they say not many people trick or treat here. Most costumes are scary and not so much cute. They generally celebrate bonfire night which is 6 days after Halloween. It is celebrated because some time ago, someone tried to bomb the Parliament and failed, but they now remember that day by doing fireworks and having big bonfires... nice things to celebrate.....????
Surprisingly Eliza hasn't asked for the treats that she got on Halloween.
By the way...yes David LOVED the tights....
9 comments:
What a cute family pic. You should blow that up really BIG. Especially the tight section.
Nice job on the costumes. HOw creative......and patient you are.
I'm still shocked you could even go to a few doors to trick or treat.
I'm so glad you were able to dress up and trick or treat. I don't know how in the world you got David to put on those tights. Seriously that would never happen around in this family.
Awe man! I sure wish we could have been there trick-or-treating with you! You're right...those tights are awesome and of course, Ana...you are pretty creative!
By the way, we bought "Settlers"..there is just no one else around here who has it so, we had to buy it! Sure miss you!
I am TOTALLY amazed at what you pulled off. How did you ever get your dress and Davids shirt done by sewing by hand? You are an amazing person. I love that David was so willing to go along and have a good time. Kudos to all of you.Wish I could have been there.
It sounds like you have settled in, and have a great group of friends. I can totally see you making Halloween happen. What a great mom. Your trips outdoors and pictures are wonderful. This time will go by so fast so enjoy it all. It's great to catch up on what you are doing. I love your blog, keep it up!
Look at you guys! Trick-or-treating in England...who can say that!
David sure works those tights. Those tights are so multi-functional. They could go with his BYU sweatshirt, or a Blazer. How about a berrett. Where's your dignity man? I am so disappointed in you. You better not EVER wear those things on US soil.
I'm glad you posted the tights picture and i'm glad you guys had fun with us even if it wasn't quite the way its done in the US.
David... no... those are not really tights??? You are hilarious!!! So good to catch up on your blog! Something I need to do with mine...
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