Minecraft Halloween

Here they are.  The costumes that I spent weeks making and the boys spent approximately 5 minutes wearing on Halloween.

Minecraft Madness: Jonah as a creeper, Riley as Steve, and Nicolas and a Wolf

Imagine how delighted I was carrying around those boxes as they trick-or-treated in their regular clothes. 

On the positive side...
They really did LOVE their costumes.
And I think they all really appreciated the effort I put into making them.
And they did indeed help me make them. (Jonah made Riley's pick axe entirely by himself, as well as a good portion of his own costume.) 
And duct tape was on sale at Beverly's. 
And I have always wanted the three of them to dress up as a theme. 

Overall, not bad for my first time making costumes.  But I'm pretty sure that my first time was also my last. 

The boys also had fun carving pumpkins a few days before Halloween.

 

Nicolas' (aka Mommy's) "Velcome," Jonah's vampire, and Riley's (aka Daddy's) Headless man

So, good-bye Halloween.  Frankly, you stressed me out too much this year.  Something about the candy and a certain child of mine's hyperactivity (Is it the dyes in the candy?  That IS the question!  Did you know that those dyes in our candy are outlawed in Europe?  We're going dye-free over here for a few weeks so I'll let you know if we see any changes).