I admit that I am not a Stepford wife. I frequently make fun of women that are. But I do have one secret area of my life that could possibly be a tad Stepfordish (and yes - that is a word, because I just made it up!)
My children and their Halloween Costumes.
You see - I want them to match. I want them to have a theme. So when they go trick or treating door to door, people "ooohhh" and "aaahhhh" over how adorable my little children are.
It all started when the oldest two were 3 and 18 months old. We were going to a Halloween party at church. They were supposed to go a characters from the Bible. I thought it would be adorable for them to match, so I made them Adam and Eve. NO! They didn't go naked! I took fake leaves and sewed them to swim suits, so they had little leaf clothing on. (we lived in the desert at the time, Halloween days was generally in the 90's, so I could get away with that)
Then # 3 came along and I made them a fisherman, a mermaid and a fish. Then a knight, a princess, and a dragon. One year they were all vampires. Another year they were a vampire, a mummy, and a werewolf.
But sadly, they grow up. They no longer want to participate in their mothers foolish Halloween costume fantasies. Which is to bad. Because now that there are 4 of them - that opens the Halloween costume field up to a whole new world of ideas!
Can you say "KISS rock band?"
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Yes to KISS! I've got it all pictured in my head and it is a-freaking-dorable. Tell the older children they must cooperate!
If you do KISS, I demand pictures!
Who would be Gene?
Izzy would totally do Gene; he is a natural at sticking out his tongue!
That would be awesome. My kids stopped coordinating around the fourth grade. I can't get anyone to coordinate with the littlest one.
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