The Costumes of 2023

 I give you.

The Hufford Four. Which is really down to the Hufford Three, with one very sweet fourth that likes to visit on the weekends from KU. She's nice like that. 

The Fire Dragon.

This girl knows her poses. She knew what she needed to complete her outfit and even added stylish thumb-holes on the long sleeve tee we found at Turnstyles. She did her own makeup and made a big splash at the ward party when she unleashed those dragon wings at the perfect moment in the parade! I heard several "ooooh"s!

The Crow

AJ couldn't settle on a costume this year. She very nearly made the grievous mistake of ordering one of the low-quality animal masks off of Amazon. Weird horse head, rubber-faced llama, misshapen duck...I could go on.... For a moment there, Halloween was gonna be a no-go. She sadly resigned herself to laying on the couch face down and sampling the family leftovers...the yorks, the 3 musketeers, the regular old milky ways...need we say it...the frootie tooties that taste of pine sol. 

Then she met The Crow!

Destiny. 

It should be said that before The Crow fulfilled any of it's official Halloween duties, it provided hours and hours of entertainment. Have you felt the joy of seeing a crow in Sunday dress lip sync to "Take On Me"? I have, and I highly recommend. Feel free to go find those videos in the family archive. There's also a lovely interpretation of "Never Gonna Give you Up".

Add in her dress from the renaissance fair and she took home the prize for the scariest costume at the Ward Trunk or Treat!

Casey Jones (TMNT, duh)

Almost everything Laney does is a living love letter to their beloved Turtles. They even went so far as to grow their hair out to really rock the Casey Jones look . I think they nailed it! There was a full week of movie-going, party hopping, trick or treating and dressing up. Check out the hand-painted mask!

Frank Frankly (Welome Home....DUH)

I truly do not know who Frank Frankly is. I don't worry about it...I'm here to help make the costume dreams come true. Even though I dropped the ball and didn't get the signature vest made in time. Laney found an excellent substitute and hosted a spooky movie night for their friends. I forced them to take a photo when they came up looking for a popcorn refill. It's what mothers do. It's what me MUST do.

Where's Walter? 

Megan came home for the weekend and rustled up a costume from our Halloween. 

Where's Walter is born! 

Man, we miss have her and the boys around everyday. 

She was kind enough to come along to the Trunk or Treat to keep me company while Everly and AJ performed their generational duties running wild through the halls.