Gigi took an unconventional route with Josh Oliver’s Halloween costume this year—she made it first and then convinced him wear it.
It was exactly the best strategy!
He really wanted to be a puppy, but I got to her before he did. After two years of full fleece turtle costumes, I have forbid her from making anything that involves the dreaded material—it’s a nightmare in a house of dogs!
She instead made him a Jester costume.
He wasn’t the least bit excited when he first saw it. It took a lot of convincing, plus a matching outfit for his stuffed dinosaur, before he would even consider wearing it. Even then, he was really on the fence.
If anyone asked him what he was going to be, he would tell them that his Grandma and Grandpa were making him be a Jester. (How sad that he has such bullies for Grandparents!)
When we actually got to Halloween, though, he was really happy with his costume. He got so many compliments on it—way more than he would have as a puppy!
Even Henry noticed how people gushed over it. I told him that apparently next year he needed to let Grandpa and Gigi pick out his costume for him if he wanted to be a crowd favorite!
As for the other boys….
Henry went as a vampire. Gigi made his costume, too. It was really cute, but it’s hard to stand out as a vampire. Plus, he ditched part of his outfit which would have probably gotten him a few more compliments.
Luke made his own again this year—a zombie. I’m pretty sure he picked it because it was a good excuse to rip up some clothes! He looked good, though, and as a bonus, he fit in perfect to work an impromptu spot in the haunted playground at church!
