Let’s take a step back in time. I love to be creative; I just don’t always have the time. Back in 2007, Lil’ Roman had decided to dress as Albert Einstein for Halloween and we had a Jeff Gordon costume for Raymond. We had gathered the spray for Einstein’s gray hair and the mustache, coat…Roman really looked the part….but, the NASCAR uniform just seemed a little plain to me. So, a few days before Halloween, I started building a car out of boxes, even stayed up past midnight on Oct. 30th painting the thing…..and BAM!!! Raymond was a NASCAR Driver! He even had a toy steering wheel on his lap with car sounds.
Well, that started something….boy did I really do it to myself. People started asking me….what will you do next year? The pressure was on! Well, I have no clue sometimes how I pull it off each year. In 2008 it was Star Wars, the body of Roman’s Clone Trooper costume was entirely poster board. In 2009 we did an Army theme. Raymond giggled all night while trick-or-treating as our neighbors would put the candy into the cannon of the tank, it would slide down and land in Raymond’s lap (They wanted to keep giving him more candy, I begged them to stop. He doesn’t eat by mouth…so why do you think I gain extra weight each Halloween?) In 2010, Lil’ Roman had decided a year in advance to be a Roman Soldier, so I had plenty of time to plan. Rome helped me research the shields and different chariots for Raymond. Some of Rome’s friends decided dressed up too…four costumes instead of just 2, but it was so much fun. Last year, in trying to do something more geared for teenagers, we did the Green Hornet. Rome was the Green Hornet and Raymond was Kato in the Black Beauty. I had the most fun with that car.
Now….what in the world do I do this year???????????? It is now Oct. 9th and I still have no clue! EEEEK!
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Susan you're killing me with these photos. I can't believe these costumes you created. I don't know what I like best about all of this? The creativity you showed? The incredible detail? How the costumes coordinated together? How their friends got in on this? Or how Raymond giggles as he enjoys the festivities? That has to be the happiest part about it all for sure. Thank you for sharing these moments. I look forward to next Halloween. Get to planning because you really have out done yourself each year and now I just want more! So glad we met.
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