Happy Halloween!
Since Emery was born we have been thinking of great things to dress him up as. We literally have lists. But this year's costume was inspired by Dr. Suess and Emery's Auntie Ro.
The Lorax!
Emery's Auntie Ro always bought him bibs and books and stuffed animals from the Lorax story. We also came across some orange fuzzy fabric in our move, so it was perfect!
We wanted to be a themed out halloween family, so Beka and Michael jumped on the Lorax train as well! Michael would go as the old Once ler..
And Beka would go as Audrey.
Beka and Michael were able to find their outfits from Goodwill on a half off day! Score!
Then Beka started in on Emery's costume. It was not hard to make, but she did successfuly cover the carpets with orange fuzz. We are still discovering pockets of the stuff.
On the day of halloween Beka needed some last minute supplies, so she and Emery headed to Jo-annes. Emery loved seeing all the Christams paper and decorations up in the store. He was mesmerized. This year is going to be so fun!
We got the yarn that we needed for Emery's mustache and eyebrows. He was happy to hold the yarn all the way to the cash register. What a helper our boy is!
Once the last min details were in place, it was time to get the Lorax dressed. We were not prepared for the cuteness in store for us that night....oh my.
Emery did not enjoy being in the costume, or having a mustache, but he really got used to it. He is such a good sport.
Michael and Beka got ready after Emery did. Michael had lots of facial hair to work with from being Beardlsy Grimm Beard at Miller's thriller's haunted woods, so he really nailed the old Once ler.
Beka's costume was simple, but she looked just like Audrey. SUCCESS! We were so proud of our little Lorax family!
Emery's Auntie Roxanne was cute too. Not the Lorax cute, but Roise cute.
That night our youth group went mugging. Let me explain. Mugging is when we fill nice mugs up with chocolate, tea, coffee, and hot chocolate and go door to door giving them to people. It is a simple was to put smiles of the faces of your neighbor. Halloween can be stressful for parents, so we try to bring as much joy as we can. Even if it is in sugar form.
After the muggings (that went every well. Our students LOVED giving the mugs out), we had a cookout in our front yard. One of our student's dad has a hot dog kart. We brought that over and set it up in our driveway. Our church provided hot dogs, fixings, buns, waters, and hot cocoa. We find that to get home from work AND getting kids dressed in costume is a big job. Most of the time there is not time for dinner. Then the kids eat too much candy and have a stomach ache...no good. So were were there to help out. We had free hot dogs and hot cocoa for anyone who wanted.
At first people were skeptical. Not at us offering them food, but that it was free. Once a few people ate, word spread and we had a ton of people visit our house and eat. We got to meet all of our neighbors, and we loved being able to help. We had candy, of course, for all the trick or treaters. We also had Halloween music playing, and chairs and a fire pit so people could warm themselves. It was cold that night!
Emery had a fantastic time dancing and meeting kids in the neighborhood. The little lorax wanted to hug all the kids and dogs that went by. It was so cute.
When it got really cold Beka took Emery inside for bed. Once inside he showed her a few more dance moves. This Lorax has got skills!
After his dance session and a bottle, Emery fell asleep in no time. Beka took the monitor outside with her to be with Michael. They gave out hot dogs, talked with kids, and laughed with their neighbors for hours more. The night was a HUGE success. One kid who ate a hot dog said "Hey! I have something to say!" once we were all listening he shouted, "BEST HALLOWEEN EVER!!!!". We think that was a pretty accurate way to describe the night :)
We hope your halloween was happy and safe, and so much fun!
Thanks for reading about ours.
Love,
Team Oakley
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