the halloween years

I always made the kid's halloween costumes except for one (you'll be able to tell which one when you see it) and also Sarah wore her dance recital costume once. They had to get creative (or rather, I had to get creative, especially with my son who it seemed tried purposely to challenge me. No store bought costumes allowed. (That's just the way it was at my house. No store bought valentines allowed either, they always had to make them if they wanted to give them.)

1980 – the first year of costumes and trick or treat, my daughter is 3 ½ and my son is 1 ½. - Big Bird and a clown

1981 – bunnies

1982 – vampire and Super Aaron (he very specifically did not want an 'S', but an 'A')

1983 – I couldn't find a picture of Sarah and finally came across this one of Aaron and I (yes, the kitty is me). You probably can't tell very well what he is but he is a tree and I'm sorry that that's the only picture I have of it. I have no idea what Sarah was.

1984 – land shark and lion

1985 – skeleton and fairy

1986 – witch and green ghost

1987 - ballerina and green ghost (I think I was supposed to be a magician)

1988 – robot and geisha

1989 – could find no pictures and I haven't the foggiest, might have been one of those years when they just dressed as hobos or something. Oh, wait, that might be the year that Aaron went as Death because I had to make him a scythe (which I still have).

1990 – the last year of real costumes. After this they just threw on whatever and went out with their friends. - witch doctor and a barrel of toxic waste

So happy Halloween and party on dudes!