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A Bundle of Myrrh

"My beloved is unto me as a bundle of myrrh." Song of Solomon 1:13

Halloween 2018

November 18th, 2018 by Aubri

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Earlier this Fall Lily asked if she could dress as Professor Dumbledore this year for Halloween. I was a little surprised by this and wondered if I could even pull a Dumbledore costume out of my magic hat but agreed to give it a try. Then it occurred to me that it would be fun to just go ahead and do the entire cast of Harry Potter.

I came up with the perfect character for each of the other babies: Clara – Luna Lovegood, Gerhardt – Harry himself, Esther – Hermoine Granger, Ephraim – Ron Weasley, Mercy – Ginny Weasley, Martha – “Fun Size” Hagrid and Josephine had to be little Dobby.

Cost for costumes for all these people adds up quickly. I decided I would need to get creative and make as much of them as I could. I think homemade costumes are nice and it was a good project for me. A welcomed change of pace to my days. Making something is such a sense of accomplishment and fun for me. I’m just glad I still know how to thread my sewing machine! All the robes I made from oversized black t-shirts from Hobby Lobby and some sheets I had on hand. The ties I made out of $.79 hankies from Walmart and paint pens.

I did have to end up buying some items of course. I purchased the scarves, the cheap wands and a couple more white button down shirts and black skirts from a used clothing store, both of which I knew we could use in our regular wardrobes anyway.

I found a $7 gown at Goodwill for Lily’s Dumbledore and decided I had to buy a beard and wig for her since what I’d come up with was not coming together. Her hat was fun to make using a cereal box, satin and a gold tassel. Luna’s Spectrespecs I made with some old sunglasses I had and a piece of pink foam paper.

Turns out that with a sewing machine and a glue gun you can work miracles!

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Every Halloween the school holds a parade for the students to show off their costumes. I’ve never gone before but this year I was feeling pretty good and with only 3 babies at home I thought I’d give it a try, especially because I really wanted to see my little Hogwarts wizzards parading around.

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It was mostly a whole lotta standing around with quick, almost too quick, glimpses of your own kiddos. Josephine entertained herself by getting nay-ked. Her Dobby costume might have been a wee bit big, slipping it on and off was way too easy.

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We rushed home afterward to prepare supper and wait for the next fun surprise of the day. A visit from the one and only Professor McGonagall!

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She made for us the best Butter Beer! What a treat and a fun memory for the babies. Thank you to our friend Suzy for offering to do this, she made the greatest McGonagall.  So funny.

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I really couldn’t leave baby out of the dressing up this year. He went as the “Golden Snitch.”

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After a few very cold Halloween nights we were blessed with beautiful weather to Trick-or-Treat in. It was cool but no one needed to cover the costumes Mama slaved away making with a coat this year! Last year it was snowing and the babies were quickly ready to come home. Not this time. I even ventured out with all something I haven’t done in years.

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Our Kantor and his family were even able to meet up with us for the night which was fun.

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It was a fun Halloween for all of us this year!

2 Responses to “Halloween 2018”

  1. grandmere says:

    amazing costumes! It was all magic!

  2. Carrie H says:

    Impressive, love that baby dressed up too 🙂