A Clue! A Clue!
With each child you have, you commit to way more than the day to day feeding, clothing, changing etc. Oh yes…now don’t get me wrong, I LOVE being a mom, wouldn’t trade it for the world, but when I find myself staying up super late and spending an entire Saturday (when I’m still not over the swine flu), sewing a puppy costume, I start to wonder….did I really sign up for ALL of this?
Okay, so maybe I’m a glutton for punishment because there are plenty of good costumes out there for purchase, I really didn’t have to make one, but I did. Now let’s just be clear on this though, it’s not just a run of the mill puppy costume, this is a very special, super duper, BLUE’S CLUES puppy costume.
I adapted a sheep costume and had to trim a ton off, modify here, tweek there (ever tried pinning a seam on a baby that really has no interest in staying put – FUN!) and there you have it. Luke only required a green striped polo shirt to accompany some khaki pants and he played the role of Steve (handy-dandy notebook included!).
By the end of the night, Emily was still not sure what this was all about, and Luke finally figured out that it’s actually fun to knock on doors and say “Trick or Treat” rather than bury yourself between dad’s knees. And Mom, well, I was glad that I signed up for this too – I mean hey, no responsible parent is going to let their kid eat that whole bucket of Halloween candy…
Happy Halloween Folks!
So so so cute, mom! Come by my blog to see my kids this year, including Isa in the costume I made. You did a great job on Blue, was dad the clue?!
Wow. Cheryl. Wow. That is about all I can say. Wow. That Blue's costume is INCREDIBLE! I didn't know you were such a talented seamstress. You must get it from your mom. What a fun theme too. My kids would have loved that this year as Blue's Clues was their favorite movie to check out at the library over the summer. Man, I am proud of you. I love that Andrew had a clue on his back too. So, so cute!
And you are right, there is no way that I could responsibly let them eat ALL of that candy. (I like the idea of blaming it on responsibility and not greediness, as I have been feeling guilty)
And Emily is so darling. It was fun to see some updated pictures of her. She is beautiful!
That costume turned out perfect! Its so cute with those ears.
Oh man, Emily's adorable!!! She clearly takes after me! 🙂 Keep up the good work!!!
SO CUTE!!!