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Holidays, Motherhood · November 2, 2015

Halloween 2015

Another year, another amazing Halloween night!!! Halloween is our favorite holiday around here, and this year was no exception. We decided to forgo the annual Halloween party that we usually host, and take the girls to my parents neighborhood to trick-or-treat instead. Our neighborhood really is fun for trick-or-treating, as lots of houses turn into haunted houses & people love to have fire pits in their driveways, it is a super festive atmosphere for sure. But, it isn’t the best for younger kids, as there is lots of walking up and down hills to get to each house. My parents neighborhood has hundreds of houses on cute little streets with wide sidewalks, so the girls were able to hit a bunch more houses & have a lot more fun!! 
We went with a Wizard of Oz theme, Harper was Glinda the Good Witch (which of course she was obsessed with because of the dress & crown), Eloise was Dorothy & Claire was Toto! 😉 Our friends met us at my parents to trick-or-treat as well, and their little baby boy Leo was dressed as a Lion (totally unplanned) which matched the girls’ costumes perfectly. They were such a cute, festive bunch!!!

I can’t really sew, so I usually opt for a semi-homemade costume approach. I found a pink & gold dress for Harper that I knew she would love and could add to her dress up collection, but then added a dozen layers of tulle to the sleeves & underneath to make the dress fuller & add to the length. I bought Eloise’s Dorothy dress on Etsy, and also added a few layers of tulle underneath to add to the fullness, and she wore the cutest ruby red slippers of Harper’s from Old Navy last year. Toto was once a stuffed animal, I took it all apart (it’s not every day that you decapitate a stuffed dog) & stitched it to a grey bonnet for Claire. I also made her little fur puppy paw mittens but completely forgot to put them on her before we took pictures, but she sure was a cute little toto! Brandon & I decided not to dress up this year (although he did initially agree to dress as the lollipop guild with me), but last minute I was too sad not wearing a costume so I threw together something wicked-witchy with things I already had to take the girls trick-or-treating in. Harper was a huge fan of the green makeup! 😉
The girls LOVED trick-or-treating this year, Eloise was deemed resident-door-knocker & Harper would give the best “trick or treat, happy halloween!” before trying to walk inside each house as they opened the door. The girls picked mostly suckers and smarties from each candy bowl, except for the house that gave out play-doh, which blew their minds. Brandon & I ate most of their chocolate once they went to bed as we stayed up way past our bedtime watching Scream.

I hope you all had a fun & festive Halloween!!! Time to kick off the MOST wonderful time of the year!! XO

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Posted By: Jessica Garvin · In: Holidays, Motherhood

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  1. Carolina Menzel-Jones says

    November 3, 2015 at 2:49 am

    WOW!! This is the most adorable family costume I had seen this year!!! You did an excellent job with the costumes and the girls looked so adorable. Thanks for sharing these adorable pictures!
    xo
    http://dearbabymj.com

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  2. Kayleigh Dhiman says

    November 3, 2015 at 2:49 am

    Those costumes are SO perfect!! My little family dressed up as characters from Cinderella:

    http://www.kayleighdhiman.com/cinderella-halloween-2015/

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  3. Place Under The Pine says

    November 3, 2015 at 2:49 am

    Love those costumes – very cute. You look pretty good for pulling a costume together last minute!
    We are guilty of raiding the kid's loot bags as well – but, really can parents be expected to let their kids eat that much candy? It is our parental duty to help them get rid of it – and fast!
    We like Halloween around our house too – I'm kind of proud of this years costumes…a Willy Wonka theme http://theplaceunderthepine.blogspot.ca/2015/11/halloween-2015.html

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  4. Andrea Worley says

    November 3, 2015 at 2:49 am

    So darn cute!

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  5. Aubrey Randall says

    November 3, 2015 at 2:49 am

    I'm glad you all had a good Halloween. Your girls look precious!
    Now I'm starting to think Christmas ;).
    I think it would be fun if you did a post on your girls' book collection. I have a 3 & almost 2 year old. I love to give them books for birthdays/holidays but want them to be good books! I've seen you mention books on a few posts but I think it would be fun to see the whole collection for us mom's with similar aged babes. 🙂 just a thought!

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  6. Kelly Linn Feller says

    November 3, 2015 at 2:49 am

    This is so precious! Your girls look absolutely adorable 🙂 I was Glinda the Good Witch this year, my hubby was the Tin Man and our daughter was Dorothy! It was so much fun!! XO, Kelly

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  7. Momista Beginnings says

    November 3, 2015 at 2:49 am

    Eeek! Super dang cute. Good work, mama. I absolutely love Halloween and I, too, DIY our family's themed costumes each year. This year, we were birds of a feather (peacock, flamingo, owl) and my husband was the bird watcher. I'm holding onto a little Dorothy looking apron/dress that I thrifted a while back in hopes that my 3 year old will want to maybe do the Wizard of Oz theme, too….when she can fit into the dress 😉 LOVE LOVE LOVE how you put it all together 🙂 -Misty

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  8. Bree Gale says

    November 3, 2015 at 2:49 am

    Love the costumes! Looks like it was such a fun Halloween!

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  9. Meghan says

    November 3, 2015 at 2:49 am

    You guys always have the best costumes! You did it again!

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  10. Candice Craig says

    November 3, 2015 at 2:49 am

    SO cute!!!! Y'all nailed it

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  11. Tyler Marie Check says

    November 3, 2015 at 2:49 am

    My son tried to walk inside everyone's house too! So much for being shy the other 364 days of the year. Good thing they're cute! 😉

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  12. Kristin Longacre says

    November 3, 2015 at 2:49 am

    Awww I love the Wizard of Oz Theme!!! So cute!

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  13. Caryn Switalla says

    November 3, 2015 at 2:49 am

    I love that you had green face makeup just lying around!! So cute, Merry Christmas! 😉

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  14. Christina Becker says

    November 3, 2015 at 2:49 am

    Your girls looked adorable! 🙂

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  15. Anonymous says

    November 3, 2015 at 2:49 am

    You gals all look great! Glad you enjoyed your Halloween! -NG

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  16. Chels says

    November 3, 2015 at 2:49 am

    Your photos are always so gorgeous! I guess having three beautiful daughters makes it pretty easy to take pretty pictures!!!

    Chels @ Red Velvet Rooster

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  17. Briseidy says

    November 3, 2015 at 2:49 am

    so adorable! love The Wizard of Oz!

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  18. Whitney McCallister says

    November 3, 2015 at 2:49 am

    Too cute! Love it. Good job on the costumes.

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  19. Bitzsoi says

    November 3, 2015 at 2:49 am

    Those are wonderful costumes! I'm glad you guys had a great Halloween!

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  20. Karra says

    November 3, 2015 at 2:49 am

    Super fun! We did wizard of oz, also.. can't wait for next year already 🙂

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  21. roo916 says

    November 3, 2015 at 2:49 am

    We did wizard of oz this year too! Harper's dress is seriously the best! And I wish my last minute witch costume turned out as cute as yours! ❤

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  22. Liz Jo says

    November 3, 2015 at 2:49 am

    The cutest coordinating costumes ever!

    liz @ sundays with sophie

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  23. Lauren says

    November 4, 2015 at 2:12 am

    I'd love to get Harpers outfit for my 2 year old daughter for Christmas. She has just gotten into dress up clothes and frilly things. Where is the crown from? I love it!

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  24. Sharon says

    November 4, 2015 at 2:12 am

    Absolutely adorable!! Happy November!

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  25. Whitney says

    November 4, 2015 at 2:12 am

    Sweet, sweet costumes!! 🙂 The ToTo idea was a good one! I have a feeling those little dress up outfits will continue to get put to good use around your house for years to come.

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  26. E Hayes says

    November 4, 2015 at 2:12 am

    So cute! I'm really hoping I can steer the girls away from the disney princess theme next year since it'd be nice to do something we don't already have in the costume trunk. A is just really getting into Alice in Wonderland, I'm hoping to introduce her to classic Wizard of Oz and Peter Pan next 🙂

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  27. Sarah says

    November 4, 2015 at 2:12 am

    Claire says "why you putted me in dis basket?"

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  28. Hena Tayeb says

    November 4, 2015 at 2:12 am

    omg.. cutest costumes ever!

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  29. Marissa Baker says

    November 4, 2015 at 2:12 am

    I Did the same lol i wasnt going to dress up and then threw together a witch costume last minute…black dress, tights, black corset and a (scrap) black lace cape… i had the witch hat in my daughters dress up box ?

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  30. Alli says

    November 4, 2015 at 7:40 pm

    Your three cute girls are most adorable! Great costumes & your quickly pulled together costume looks fabulous too!

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  31. Charla says

    November 7, 2015 at 8:49 pm

    I think we need to all stop and just talk about how amazing Harper's hair is. Seriously, I'm envious… especially since I'm dealing with post partum hair loss. Boooooo!

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  32. Cherry Blossoms says

    November 13, 2015 at 6:39 pm

    So sticken cute! Love, love love how your theme came together.

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  33. Leah Hazley says

    November 27, 2015 at 2:46 pm

    OMG!!! How amazing were you guys!!!

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  34. Sarah says

    September 15, 2017 at 8:20 am

    I’m wondering if you made your skirt or purchased from somewhere? I love this idea!

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