P365 - 2017 - Day 294 - Homecoming 2017

P365 - 2017 - Day 294 - Homecoming 2017

Taking a break from the Halloween series... today was The Bear and The Princess' first homecoming dance for SRHS.  So beautiful and handsome.

P365 - 2017 - Day 293 - another year

P365 - 2017 - Day 293 - another year

Another year in the series.. 2008 - I present to you The Mummy, a cute Witch (with some pretty awesome homemade witchy shoes), and a recycled Skeleton (again without the mask...because... well, he hated that mask)

P365 - 2017 - Day 292 - started small

P365 - 2017 - Day 292 - started small

And so it began...my slow progression into the world of costume making.  I started small that year and made only one.  The Boy wanted nothing more than to wear this hand me down Buzz Lightyear costume from his cousins.  It was way too big but he filled it out with his big personality.  The Princess was all about Kim Possible that year and I found this costume along with an awesome Kim Possible varsity jacket on eBay.  But the The Bear wanted to be a skeleton and so was born my felt and hot glue abilities.  That poor kid was so sick that year but didn't let us know how yucky he felt until after trick or treating....  Can it really be that many years ago.... 2007, The Skeleton, Kim Possible, and Buzz Lightyear.

P365 - 2017 - Day 291 - another photo in the series

P365 - 2017 - Day 291 - another photo in the series

Another photo in the series brings us to Halloween 2006.  I had not yet embraced my Halloween costume making abilities but the kids were all about dressing up and excited to all go trick or treating.  At 3 and just about 18 months, I present you Spiderman, Sleeping Beauty, and a (recycled) dinosaur - minus the hat because, well, he hated that hat.

P365 - 2017 - Day 290 - this trio...

P365 - 2017 - Day 290 - this trio...

Back to my series....and yes, I did skip a year.  I started at the beginning with 2003, but 2004 was a year without costumes believe it or not.  The Bear and The Princess were not yet 2, we had moved again, I was pregnant and the kids had been sick leading up to Halloween.  Add to that the fact that we had no idea that in PA trick or treating didn't always happen on Halloween but on designated days (so weird) and we had no idea there would be trick or treaters coming to our door the day they came.  So, while 2004 was the year without costumes, 2005 was the beginning of this trio on Halloween.  So I present to you, Halloween 2005, a purple princess, a dinosaur, and one cute little pumpkin.

P365 - 2017 - Day 289 - Shore Conference

P365 - 2017 - Day 289 - Shore Conference

Congrats to The Bear and the SRHS Varsity Boys soccer team for making it to the Shore Conference Tournament.  They suffered an unfortunate loss today but they were happy to make it this far.

P365 - 2017 - Day 288 - advancing to the NJ State Cup Semifinal

P365 - 2017 - Day 288 - advancing to the NJ State Cup Semifinal

Already taking a break from my new series... I actually did get a picture today.  Congratulations to The Boy and his Wall Breakers team for winning the NJ State Quarter Finals and advancing to the NJ State Cup Semifinal weekend!!!!!