last minute early Halloween

 Have you ever had those weekends where you have plans?  And then a child says "Mom, I need X tomorrow!"

I had one of those this weekend.  I was working hard on a project and making pretty good progress.  I was just sure that I would have it done before I had go back and work this Monday.  But, the above senario occured.

In the Anchorage, AK they have a traditional early trick-or-treat. It started when a dying boy asked to have Halloween early so he would not miss it. Now, several neighborhoods do it with in conjunction with fundraiser for other sick children. A great idea since late October is quite cold.

And the husband and I thought we were being so proactive in order to meet the early costume deadline.  We bought a Ironman costume for Eli, had a couple hand-me-down options for Isa, and Abi was going to wear her medieval costume from last year.  But, somehow, this week a tornado hit Abi's room and she could not find her costume.

So, Saturday night, I was going through my random costume scraps from past homemade costumes and other random fabrics trying to figure out something.  She was Fall.  It was kinda a fair/queen/season.  Who knew that some lame, tule and green fleece could look so good?

And it worked out perfect as her friend just happened to be winter, so they trick-or-treated together!

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