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Happy Halloween!

It seems weird to say it, but I’ve been feeling very nostalgic this Halloween.  I know that Halloween is generally not a nostalgic holiday. We’re supposed to save that for Christmas.  But whatever.

First, several kiddos have told me that they are going to be a bee this year.  And then, there was the day and a half that Carina wanted to be a ghost (between when she wanted to be Ariel and when she decided to be a butterfly). That took me waaaayyyyy back to this.

A Mouse, A Ghost, a Bee 1984ish

And then the other day, my mom started talking about this really cute, tiny little chicken that she has in her chicken house (no, really!).  And that made me think of Carina’s first Halloween:

chicken halloween costume

At family fun night at Carina’s school last week, a three year old pal of ours sported the cutest bear costume ever.  Well, almost ever. Here’s Callen playing baby bear to Carina’s Goldilocks.

halloween costume

So, the next year, we decided to make a run out of the storybook thing.  No, we are not werewolves.  We are the Berenstain Bears.

berenstain bears costume family

And then the kids got opinionated about their costumes, and we have yearly odd combinations like spiderman and woodland fairy or spiderman and princess or bumblebee transformer and woodland fairy princess.  Anyway, hope you have a happy Halloween.

 Halloween costume fairy bumblebee

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6 Responses to "Happy Halloween!"

  1. I loved the Berenstain bears! Though we totally said it funny in our family (more like bern-steene).

    I’m a firm believer in uncoordinated costumes. That way, everyone is happy!

  2. Fawn says:

    Kim, we totally had to carry a Berenstain bears book around with us to explain to people who we were. Funny how many people had deprived childhoods.

  3. How cute! I love the pics! Stopping by from AWB… Have a great weekend!

  4. Karen W says:

    I love the family costumes. Just wish the Hubby and I weren’t too lazy to pull it off, ha! Cute family and great memories.

  5. I love that your whole family dresses up. We’re lucky to get the kids in costume.

  6. Fawn says:

    It’s been a couple years since we’ve all made it into costume! Those were the good ole’ days.

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