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| Halloween 2007 |
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| 2008 |
my favorite costumes to date, completely born from Neve's imagination...
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| 2009 |
Eamon's first encounter with lollipops (and lots of them!)
The Woody costume and hats were hand-me-downs from my niece and nephew.
All I did for Woody was add a belt buckle and pull string.
The Jesse costume was homemade.
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| 2010 |
Last night though, while trying to make Neve a Spider Girl costume, I cried Uncle. She has this thing about not wearing itchy clothes. I can't say I blame her. She took one look at the Spider Girl costume we saw in a catalog and asked me to make hers. Apparently, I created a monster. As much as I enjoy making their costumes, I knew that this one would test me.
After three nights of trying to work with what I had, a trip to Michael's and waning patience, I threw in the towel and ordered one online. Once I assured her that she could wear a tee-shirt underneath to cure any itchiness, she was on board and excited to boot. I will cover her rainboots with black fabric and call it a day.
While most of me feels relieved, a part of me feels defeated, not by my limitations, but by the subtle reminder that I am crossing into big-kid land a little more each day. I'm proud of her growth and independence and don't want to be the mom who needs to be needed, but this one is giving me pause: making her costume is just another thing she doesn't need me to do for her. Ouch.
I guess it's a lesson in letting go and enjoying the ride. As she matures, my role keeps evolving and shifting, which is probably not such a bad thing.
On Halloween, she will be thrilled and smiling in her Spider Girl costume, regardless of where it came from, and I will be happy because she is.
Have you cried Uncle lately?
Erin
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Oh do I remember the days of the Halloween costumes! We would start planning early also, but I admit that my sister, a champion seamstress and knitter, would always help. That being said, I think my favorite was the year we put an upside down flower pot on her head and black clothing and she went as DEVO. My saddest Halloween transition was when I could no longer go trick or treating with her. Now she sits on her apartment stoop and gives out her own candy. :(
ReplyDeleteFirst of all, kudos to you for some very awesome homemade costumes! You should be very proud. I am still chuckling over Woody and Jesse's pull strings! I have only made a few costumes for my kids, mostly when they were younger, so it surprised me when my 11 year old daughter asked me to make hers this year. I am in the process and her school party is next Tuesday, so I am in the crunch zone. We all cry "Uncle" once in a while, and I am slowly learning there is no shame in that. Halloween will come and go, and that store bought costume will be a distant memory, but your kids will know that you were fully present for them all the time, and that will never be forgotten.
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