Wednesday, November 3

Milo's First Halloween

Some friends of ours gave us a hand-me-down Halloween costume, a kangaroo. It was cute (quite cute, actually), but I had this image in mind that for Milo's first Halloween, I wanted to choose his costume and—heck—maybe even make it myself, like the crafty devil I am. So I tossed around costume ideas, and eventually settled on '80s aerobics instructor.

But as I looked for inspiration to dress up my little fitness guru, I noticed that '80s aerobics instructors are not particularly cute or cuddly. And what good is a baby in a Halloween costume that isn't cute or cuddly? So just a few days before Halloween, we went to a local kids consignment shop and bought a cute pumpkin costume. Bonus? It was also cuddly.

The day before Halloween, we dressed Milo up in the kangaroo costume for a little photo shoot. The weather was gorgeous, Milo was in a happy mood, and we got some super cute photos.
On Halloween, we attempted a photo shoot in the pumpkin, but Milo was less than happy to be participating. It was also really windy and cloudy. We're lucky Milo is so good-looking, or the photos would have been a real disaster.
On Halloween night, we tagged along with some friends of ours who have kids that are old enough to trick-or-treat. It was fun, but it will definitely be more enjoyable when Milo is old enough to participate. I think he had a good time, though. Watching people is one of his favorite things to do.

7 comments:

Grandma Susan said...

Milo is cute whatever he's in---but that kangaroo is a real hoot!

L. Langford said...

Those are just about the cutest photos I've ever seen. I can't wait to see him. He's sooo big already.

katy said...

are you kidding me with those kangaroo photos?! SO SUPER CUTE!! they make me want to steal your baby (not that I would, but you know... he is THAT cute)

I'm impressed that you got any Halloween photos at all, even if they weren't in the "real" costume. We're on our third year of non-cooperative children when it comes to costume photos

Stephanie said...

OMG! Soooo cute!

I was checking your blog daily waiting for photos, until Tuesday apparently. What have I been doing with myself?

Super Dad Man (Andrew) said...

CUTE! New desktop background, check.

Sheryl said...

What a D-O-double L!!!
LOVE the kangaroo costume! Maybe you should've dressed as mommy roo with baby Milo roo in your pouch.

familienladen01 said...

Really milo is so cute...........
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