Fall Festival in Paradise

It has been many years since our family dressed up for Halloween....uh....I mean a Fall Festival (I'm not sure I really understand the difference there...but I'll leave that blog to someone else for now.) However, it was decided a few weeks ago that we would go to a festival held by a church that we visited in August (still looking for a church home, here!)

We had lots of fun though working on costumes together so I'm excited to share the result of our labors with all of you! I am not an established seamstress by any means, but I did manage to sew A.J.'s "Anakin" costume which consisted of a cape, tunic and belt. He added his "church pants", sandals and a light saber he bought with his allowance. He insisted on having the little brown braid of hair coming down his shoulder (because that was what the good Anakin wore) so I did a thing with brown yarn and florist wire and voila'!

Callie's costume was a bit easier as it didn't involve pesty sewing techniques like facings and gatherings! Her rapunzel hair came from a skein of yellow yard bought at a yard sale for 30 cents and the infamous florest wire with silk flowers weaved into it.

Kathryn and Austin each made their own costumes! What accomplished children they are! Well, I think Kathryn helped a bunch with Austins (and it really came down to the wire on Tuesday on THAT one) but all came out in the end.

Harry threw his Hawaiian Tourist costume together in about 5 minutes, God bless him. And the other guy in the picture is Austin's friend Jay. His attire will be evident to those of his generation and maybe one generation up, but probably nobody older than 35 or so.

I am taking the picture because I am the only one not dressed up. A.J. gave me an idea though; he said I should go to the store, buy a white sheet and use it as a cape and be Super Mom!!! Maybe I'll use that idea next year.