Halloween

We had a great Halloween, even if the weather was awful, pouring down on us all day and night.  It was much warmer than last year though, which was cold and wet.  The primary grades at the school did the parade around the block in a brief dry spell and all the kids had so much fun showing off their costumes to the neighbourhood.  Sophie loved having her friends all around her, two of them right by her side the whole time throughout the parade.  She is such a lucky girl to have such amazing friends in her class and school.

This year we decided pretty early on what Sophie was going to be for Halloween.  We talked to her about it and asked if she would like to be Emma the yellow Wiggle from the Wiggles.  As some of you may know, Sophie is the number one Wiggles fan on the planet.  She gave us huge smiles whenever we asked her if she would like to dress as Emma so we knew it would be a hit with her.  We are so glad that Emma is a part of the Wiggles group, she brings something new to the show and it just made sense that Sophie would finally be a real live Wiggle, if even for just one day.

To make the day even more awesome, Sophie's EA and nurse came dressed as Wiggles as well!  So Sophie had a whole Wiggles singing group with her, just as it should be!  It really did make my day and I know that it probably meant the world to Sophie.  It was one of those things that didn't maybe seem like such a big deal to others, but to us it just was one more example of how awesome the team that we have with Sophie at school is, that they love her and think about how to make her day great every single day.

Lucas, oh Lucas.  What can I say, he just continues to be his awesome self.  He and his friend decided to be cheerleaders.  And boy did he pull it off.  We lucked out and found a cheerleader skirt at the thrift store and then it became this crazy adventure to find all the other pieces to make the outfit.  We had so much fun and it came out so great.  Dare I say he is a very pretty girl. lol.

He and his friends laughed their way through the night even though it was pouring rain, they sprinted to every house and were on a mission to get as much candy as they possibly could.  He was so excited when he was given a can of root beer, his favourite haul of the whole night.  :)

Making Sophie's costume was more involved but it came out amazing.  We hit up every thrift store and clothing store to find the yellow shirt to no avail, in the end I ended up dyeing one and it came out the perfect colour!  My mom and I found all the tulle and accessories and she sewed them into the perfect Emma Wiggle outfit. 

The day is over in a whirlwind, so much work for one day but so worth it!

Happy Halloween!!