Getting Ready for Halloween -- Already? Sigh....

I have never really gotten into the whole costume thing for Halloween.  Call me a grouch. I just don't get it.  But now that I have a kid, I have to change my thinking as its not all about me anymore *sigh*

Last year, I put him in a baby monkey costume that I picked up at TRU.  We were in Vegas and were going trick or treating with my neice & nephew and some of my sister's friends' kids.  Being our first halloween with the baby, I had to dress up too. So leave it to me to wait the week before to get something. And being the size that I am, its not so easy to just walk into a halloween shop and come out with a costume. And the choice of costumes are quite limiting too.  I chose the one costume that I could fit into and that was a scary court jester. I wasn't happy about it but then again, I didn't have too many choices. Needless to say, the court jester and the cute monkey boy didn't quite go together.


So this year, I am thinking ahead of time.  Good momma!!  But really the only reason I'm thinking ahead is that my husband and I have been invited to an adults-only Halloween party this year where costumes are required.  And earlier in the day, we have been invited to a family party for an open house, but it will be halloween themed and costumes can be worn. So I have been wracking my brain to come up with something.


Everyone says how much my son looks like my husband. He's like a mini-me. There's the answer. Father & son look-alike costumes.  I searched all over the net and found both a Dr. Evil costume for my husband and a Toddler Mini-Me costume for my son at http://www.halloweencostumes.com/ They are going to look great together.


As for me, I'm still searching for a costume. I'm leaning towards something in the Austin Powers mode since my family is going that route.  Probably do something 60's era.  But at least I'm not waiting til the last week to find something and have 30 more days to find the perfect outfit that will complement my family.