the hornacek family: trick-or-treat.

for some crazy reason, i decided to make kaden and kyri's halloween costumes. what was i thinking?! kaden just had to be woody. he LOVES all things toy story right now! for his costume, i made his hat out of brown felt (sort of with a pattern), his vest, his belt, gun holster, and boot covers. most everything was made out of felt, except for the cow print on the vest. the jeans i bought at target. lauri found a real woody costume shirt at the thrift store (so perfect!) and all i had to do was cuff the sleeves. the bandana i bought at joann's. it was so much cheaper to make his costume than to pay the $40 at the disney store. i thought it would be a little easier to make. time consuming? yes. worth every minute? of course. look at that adorable little cowboy!

after going through all the disney princesses, kyri finally made her choice to be belle. now on to hours of sewing! i bought a basic dress pattern and used my creativity for the rest. i wanted the top layer to look like lots of ruffled layers. i used a sparkly sheer fabric and elastic thread. it came out exactly how i pictured it! i made two yellow satin flowers, one for the sash that went around her shoulders and one for her headband. i did velcro in the back instead of a zipper so it was easier for her to put on for dress-up. many, many, many hours of sewing went into belle's dress. not only did i make her beautiful flowing gown, but i also made fingerless gloves and a matching headband. when she first tried on the dress, she was glowing! she said, "mommy, it's perfect!" melt my heart, sweet girl.

on halloween night, we had our traditional potluck dinner at brian and lauri's house before taking the kids out for trick-or-treating. we had a yummy taco bar and root beer floats. the kids barely ate anything because they were so excited to collect candy! we walked the neighborhood, with buckets in hand, for over an hour. this was the first year for kaden where he really knew what was going on. so fun for him! candy overload made for a very fun night for all of our little ones!