Happy Halloween

For Halloween we dressed Adeline as a lobster in a pot.
Oh my gosh was it a success! AND it only cost $1.

First, we got the idea from JD's sister Stephanie, who saw the costume last year while I was pregnant. Second, we borrowed the lobster pot from JD's parents (who boil seafood on a regular basis) Third, my parents helped buy and design the material. We took a lobster costume meant for an 18-month-old baby, cut it up and I hand-sewed pieces and parts onto a red onesie sized to fit Adeline. (Although she is 10-months-old, the outfit was a 6-month size.) It took five nights of sewing and a couple fittings. The only thing we had to buy were the red socks for $1. To make the costume complete I dressed as the chef and JD wore a lobster bib. Pictured above, bib-wearing JD pushes Addie in her stroller downtown for some tricks and treats.

We were a hit around town with people stopping us to take pictures, comments of "best costume ever" or "that is the cutest" and even "can I post a photo of you guys on Facebook?" We also won a loaf of bread for best costume at a market downtown during the little kids trick-or-treating event. Top photo at left, Gov. Schweitzer hands Addie a full-size Skittles...GO ADDIE bringing in the candy for mom and dad. And bravo to the gov for handing out full-size candy.

Not only did I have fun making the costume for her, Adeline LOVED wearing it too. She could crawl around with ease and hardly pulled on her tentacles. We dressed her up four times over the course of the week for appearances and parties. In the above photo Grandma Cathy holds a sleeping lobster after a long day of Halloween play.