Halloween 2009

This year for Halloween marked a historic time for the Nielson family...for two separate reasons.  The first reason, Jordyn decided to opt out of the traditional Princess, Barbie, Cheerleader roll and go Gothic!!  Never thought I'd be happy to see my child that way but for Halloween, it's "to-each-her-own" in my household.  I relished in the thought of my child standing out has a ghoul for the evening.  Here she is in all her fright before the Holy Family Halloween Party...

We're not exactly sure what to call her but, it was fun...and I think a very comfortable costume.  We added the face paint, which I might add, she has never allowed before and we had black fingernail polish but we didn't actually use it.  We had to safety-pin the slits in the costume though as they were a little high-cut for our liking but, we thing the pins added to the effect.  Doesn't she look awesomely ghoulish???

The second "Call Guiness!" moment came when Bradley decided to dress up for the party as well.  In the 10 years we have been together, he has never once even entertained the thought of dressing up for Halloween....and believe me, I've tried!!!  I think what finally tipped him over this year were the kids.  They begged and begged.  Finally, Brad said Jordyn could pick out a costume for him (in return for a week's worth of completed chores, etc. I believe).  She already had one in mind but unfortunately when we went to pick it up, they were all gone.  Here is what she wanted her dad to go as...

Since we couldn't find this costume, Brad naturally assumed that he was going to be let off the hook...think again!  We weren't going to let this happen.  Instead, Jordyn and I picked out numerous costumes which Brad eventually shot down.  We decided to be nice and told him he could pick his own costume then as long as he wore one.  We later found the perfect fit at ShopKo.  Not only was in on sale, but it took his already tall stature and magnified it.  When he walked into the party at the school, he was the center of attention.  He scared the Principal and kids and was asked by a few to get their pictures taken with him.  It was awesome!  Maybe it will even start a tradition.  Here is what he finally picked out for himself...

Jeylin, Kierra and myself completed our dressed up family.  Jeylin was a Ninja...fighting evil. 

Kierra was a cow.  The pictures totally do not do this justice.  The butt in this costume was to-die-for!  It waddled when she walked and was so stinking cute.  The only downside to the costume...she was too tall for it so she never wore the hood.  We completed it with white face paint and one black painted patch around her right eye (even though this picture wasn't taken the same night).  She was pretty stinking cute.

And naturally, I went as a Queen...because I really wanted to wear the right outfit :-)  Hahahaha!!!  Our rag-tag bunch of dressed up gothic-weapon yielding-crime fighting-farm animal-royalty.  Until next year!