Miracle Monday: Traditions

Erickson Halloween Circa 2010... no, this isn't what we're doing this year.

I know when this all started.  I really do.  I was picking out stuff for Yoda's hat in Joann's (in 2006, mind you) and it just hit me -- I should be Leia, I mean, how hard could it be?

How hard could it be?

5 years later.

As shown here.

Truth be told, I'm really glad that I thought that.  Sometimes I don't really feel like our family has any traditions.  But, hello.  A whole theme every Halloween? INsanity.  It's true.

Sometimes those little thought turn into big things, like this one has.  It's taken a LOT of time and thought.

We have some pretty specific rules as to how we pick.

1)  Nothing gross or creepy (that is rule #1, I abhor the creepiness that has "crept" into the holiday -- I have, in fact, started to boycott the Spirit store -- I just can't give my money to stores like that, end of story).

2)  We prefer good guys.  Although, there always seems to be a bad guy that creeps in... and come to think of it, that is often Drew....

3)  Literary characters are what we hope for, but we tend to do movies/tv.

4)  How easy it is (this may be #1, but I'd prefer to think it's not).

 Anyway, here's a preview.  It's a repeat, but I did have to make C a new costume (the other two just got handed down).  I will also mention that there was a good 4 or 5 inches taken off my belt.  Go me. :D  Pretty well as cute, 5 years later. :)

I hope to have more photos sometime this week.  I also hope this is giving my kid lots of memories.  Fingers crossed. :)