When Emily was the only child dressing her up for Halloween was fun but everything went to another level when I could coordinate sisters and then last year with Jack we made it a family affair. So for several years I've loved planning costumes and to be honest with you I frequently coordinate their costumes with Emily's birthday parties since her birthday is one week after Halloween. This way I'm killing two birds with one stone.
My kids are still at an age where I can "gently sway" them into costumes that I like or approve. I start planting seeds and so far I've been very lucky and they've gone with my ideas. I fear my days are numbered but I'm hanging on as long as I can. Now that we have 2 girls and 1 boy it makes it a tad harder to come up with sibling costumes. But, last year was our first year of doing so and we went as the Incredibles because it was just so natural as a family of five and we had our own Jack Jack. I can't wait to share this years costumes but in the meantime here is what I've put together over the years.
