Halloween 2018

 After our Waldo costumes last year got so much positive attention at the ward Trunk or Treat I knew I could convince the kids to do a family theme for at least one more year. I've been thinking about doing Sound of Music long before we had the perfect line up or 5 girls and 2 boys. After finding out we were expecting #8 I knew this was our year to pull it off and I almost didn't do it. Fabric seemed too expensive and I've never made any clothes other than a skirt but I decided if Maria could do it certainly I could. I bought some fabric watched some tutorials on dresses and shorts and started sewing. 

 I thought Mallie's bandana really finished off the family look. I was as pleased as punch with the line up. If you looked closer at the costumes you could tell they were definitely made by a novice sewer but overall it was a fun project knowing they just had to survive for one night.

 

 A lot of my friends couldn't believe Ashton was talked into this. He was all in and didn't complain even once. I'm so grateful he doesn't think he's "too cool" for stuff like this yet.

 This is the only candid picture I have from that night so I had to throw it in.

Here we all together. I think I'm about 20 weeks pregnant trying to hide the belly. When David separated from the Army over a year ago and asked if he should keep his dress blues I told him to hand on to them just in case this night ever happened. It did - and he looked the part with a whistle and all! He was a trooper about this as well.

I wish I could describe the reaction as we walked into Trunk of Treat that night. When they saw one kid they immediately looked for the rest and were so elated to see everyone all matchy in their curtain costumes. Everyone went crazy and even the teenage girls were telling each of the kids how amazing this was. I'm pretty sure this is it it for family themed costumes. How in the world could we possibly top this?!