And the moment you've been waiting for all night.....
The annual Glen and Lara family Halloween costume awards. These awards are considered among the most prestigious costume awards around and include the illustrious honor of being mentioned in the family blog books, which my kids regularly consult each year to see what costumes they've worn in previous years!
Please, please hold your applause until the very end of the post.
Most like last year's costume...
(at least he wore a different undershirt, so we can see the difference between the two years' photos)
Thriftiest costume...
($2.99 dress from the thrift store, $1 hat embellished with ribbon, broom made with PVC and paper. She was quite tickled about her self-created costume!)
Best planned...
(she's had every detail of this costume planned for 2+ months. I guess that's what you get when you have Halloween in your blood.)
Shallowest costume...
this little farmer's costume was thrown on for the sole purpose of scoring a $2 burrito at Chipotle and was immediately taken off so he could trick-or-treat (one last time) as a "disgruntled teenage youth".
Most duplicitous costume...
She threw on a same, but slightly different shirt than Spencer, wore the same hat and went as a cowgirl. She, however, did not get lucky enough to score a $2 burrito from Chipotle, a fact which annoys her greatly as she grazes through the fridge at 10:00pm looking for leftovers!
Grooviest old people costumes....
Nothing like seeing yourself in a photo to see your wrinkles/pudge/gray hair in a true light. Ugh...
And ladies and gentlemen, that is the end of the award portion of the night. I ask that you still hold your applause to the end and enjoy a few more glimpses at our Halloween night.
Here is a glimpse of our jack-o-lanterns this year....carved during our "Hurricane" days off of school. I put the "Hurricane" in quotes, because, in this area, it turned out to be one of those very over-hyped storms that made for a couple of windy, rainy days and that was about it. Of course we are praying for those in NYC and NJ that felt the full brunt of it.
Our 2012 jack-o-lantern line-up...
Glen was very proud of the scar and wanted me to make sure that I captured a good photo of, so that future generations could be impressed with his excellent jack-o-lanternry skills.
And lastly here are pictures of our night....
Trick-or-treating (and getting tired of trick-or-treating)...
And candy sorting and trading....
Hope you all had a happy and safe Halloween!
And here are some previous years' posts:
Halloween Awards 2008
Halloween Awards 2009
Halloween 2010 (somehow skipped doing the awards and instead made it into a cliche filled post)
Halloween 2011
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Now you can applaud.
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The annual Glen and Lara family Halloween costume awards. These awards are considered among the most prestigious costume awards around and include the illustrious honor of being mentioned in the family blog books, which my kids regularly consult each year to see what costumes they've worn in previous years!
Please, please hold your applause until the very end of the post.
Most like last year's costume...
(at least he wore a different undershirt, so we can see the difference between the two years' photos)
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| 2012 |
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| 2011 |
Thriftiest costume...
($2.99 dress from the thrift store, $1 hat embellished with ribbon, broom made with PVC and paper. She was quite tickled about her self-created costume!)
Best planned...
(she's had every detail of this costume planned for 2+ months. I guess that's what you get when you have Halloween in your blood.)
this little farmer's costume was thrown on for the sole purpose of scoring a $2 burrito at Chipotle and was immediately taken off so he could trick-or-treat (one last time) as a "disgruntled teenage youth".
Most duplicitous costume...
She threw on a same, but slightly different shirt than Spencer, wore the same hat and went as a cowgirl. She, however, did not get lucky enough to score a $2 burrito from Chipotle, a fact which annoys her greatly as she grazes through the fridge at 10:00pm looking for leftovers!
Grooviest old people costumes....
Nothing like seeing yourself in a photo to see your wrinkles/pudge/gray hair in a true light. Ugh...
And ladies and gentlemen, that is the end of the award portion of the night. I ask that you still hold your applause to the end and enjoy a few more glimpses at our Halloween night.
Here is a glimpse of our jack-o-lanterns this year....carved during our "Hurricane" days off of school. I put the "Hurricane" in quotes, because, in this area, it turned out to be one of those very over-hyped storms that made for a couple of windy, rainy days and that was about it. Of course we are praying for those in NYC and NJ that felt the full brunt of it.
Our 2012 jack-o-lantern line-up...
- The first pumpkin (on the left) was Glen, Emma, and Adam's creation.
- The second pumpkin (Spiderman) was Cami and Spencer's, which they happily discovered made for cool lighting on the wall (seen above).
- The third pumpkin (with eyelashes) was mine and Ellie's and was supposed to look scary and cute--like Ellie's costume.
Glen was very proud of the scar and wanted me to make sure that I captured a good photo of, so that future generations could be impressed with his excellent jack-o-lanternry skills.
And lastly here are pictures of our night....
Trick-or-treating (and getting tired of trick-or-treating)...
Hope you all had a happy and safe Halloween!
And here are some previous years' posts:
Halloween Awards 2008
Halloween Awards 2009
Halloween 2010 (somehow skipped doing the awards and instead made it into a cliche filled post)
Halloween 2011
***************
Now you can applaud.
***************
I love all the costumes! Your little kiddos are cutie pies!
ReplyDeleteI like Spence and Cami's cool light effect on the wall from their pumpkin. Bwhahahahaha...
Glen and Adam's scar on their pumpkin is pretty dang awesome.
And yours and Ellie's is cute but scary.
Next year you all need to come to my neighborhood and trick or treat. There are a lot of homes close together :)