Ok, so I've always loved thinking of what the kids could be for Halloween.  The boys were so fun when they were little.  I could make them up a costume like a monkey, or a cow, or a puppy & they'd be cute as could be.  Well, we're past that stage with them now... over the last few years it's been Star Wars characters, which is fine.  But this year I caved.  This year they are both grim reaperish type characters with fake blood... just what I've always wanted my children to be.  Boys.

Girls, on the other hand, especially our 2 year old girly girl, is the highlight of the holiday.  Last year, I found a great deal on a Gymboree butterfly costume for her & was impressed by it's quality & cuteness quotient, so this year, I started scanning Ebay for Gymboree costumes.  I found the perfect thing... a fairy costume.  It was perfect, since one of her new favorite books as of late was a really cute book about fairies.  There are 4 little fairies in the book & she's renamed them all: Lydia, Kodi, Alexis & Natalie {her little daycare buddies}.  Anyway, when Dan & I went shopping for the boys costumes, we made a quick detour to the Gymboree store & I think I could have jumped up & down when I found the fairy costume ON SALE in the store!  My find payed off when we got home & showed Lydia her costume.  She had to try it on immediately & kept saying things like "I'm a princess", "this is my costume", "it's pretty nice", "I'm cute" while twirling around like a ballerina.  So here's a sneak peak... can't wait to take them all trick or treating Thursday...