Happy Halloween 2016!

Love, The Princess & her Dragon



2 weeks earlier.....

Dominic loves himself some choo choo trains these days, and I had the idea that maybe Dominic would have fun as Thomas the Tank Engine for Halloween.  So I found a costume on Amazon Prime...$60.  As I was recounting how appalled I'd been to Sophia on our drive home from school, she said, "I know, Mom! I will MAKE him a Thomas costume.  It will be great!"  So we got home, and she proceeded to find a box that she felt like could turn into a train, and set to work!

I did help her with the coloring, but she planned the whole design out and taped up the lines so that they would be straight.  It was about a 3 hour project, but we had a great time doing it.  Dominic even seemed enthusiastic upon the reveal.

And Sophia was so proud of herself and how it turned out, that she created a diagram to make sure we would not forget how we completed this project, if we ever wanted to do it in the future.

As Halloween was approaching, I became increasingly concerned that Dominic wanted nothing to do with his awesome costume.  I also had a friend tell me that I would probably be carrying Dominic through downtown Whitefish (a feat impossible in train-box).  So, when I saw a dragon costume at the thrift store for $1, I took the opportunity I was presented, and viola, I had a back-up plan. 

Well, it turned out on the fateful Halloween day, Dominic wanted nothing to do with either costume, despite my pleading....so I stuffed him in the dragon (it would keep him warm, after all) and pushed him toward their first trick-or-treating destination!  Success!!  

It turns out that the candy worked as great bribery.

And in the post-candy sugar rush, I got a few photos before we retired for the evening. (Dominic even cooperated enough to put on his train costume for a photo op.)

This was our first Halloween that we didn't leave trick-or-treating prematurely with a screaming child, so I also consider it a very successful Halloween!  : )

PS.  The day before Halloween, we held our second annual Boo Party with Carol, Rich, Avery, and Rayme!  Of course we ate the Barth traditional Spaghetti & Meatballs, with a few other treats!