Drew & Ry's Halloween Costume Contest 2006

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For those of you that know me, you know that I have a sickness when it comes to Halloween Costume Contest. I can't help myself, I make plans all year long & try my best to keep it under wraps because I LOVE the element of surprise. When we walk in & Drew & Ryleigh are all costumed up, everyone is going, "I know you didn't ~ they are TOO cute" ~ I LOVE it ~ EVERY minute of it!!!!

Now, I must admit, we have had some pretty interesting costumes over the past few years...
Drew's 1st costume contest (@ 8 months old), we dressed him up as a Lil Slugger & pulled him around in a wagon which I made into his "dugout" ~ that was precious....

Then his 2nd costume contest (@ 20 months) he was Elvis ~ now this BY FAR has been my favorite so far. Personally in my mind I don't think I will ever top the Elvis year, but it's mighty fun trying ~ he was so cute in his little jumpsuit, sprayed his hair black & gave his side burns + gave him his little black microphone & he was set. That year is what kind of started my costume obsession I think, because when we walked into the Fall Festival & everyone saw him as Elvis, they began to scream & point, grandparents were stoping him to tell him how cute he was. I STILL have people that will come up to me in Walmart & say something about Drew being Elvis @ Halloween. We took him to mom's line dancing club that year after the festival was over & of course everyone there got such a kick out of him ~ he danced around with his little black microphone ~ mom says they still have his picture up at the dance, and everyone still makes comments about that costume!!!

Sorry Drew, I had to do it!!!

Then last year (Drew's 3rd costume contest @ 2 years old & Ry's 1st @ 2 weeks old) we dressed them up as Raggedy Ann & Andy... That was fun ~ I made her costume the whole time I was pregnant it seemed ~ well the last few months anyway ~ so she had a costume before she was even born!!! (I told you ~ I have a sickness) They were so precious with the little red noses & cheeks ~ I'll have to add a picture ~ can't seem to find one on my work computer though.... but I promise to add this evening!

Well, this year I had planned for them to go as Pebbles & Bam Bam ~ Aaron & I were going to be Fred & Wilma ~ Dwanye & Shenia (Aaron's parents) were going to be Barney & Betty. I ordered the costume pattern & never received it, so I had to do a quick change of plans. This year they went as Alfalfa & Darla (Drew loves the "Little Rascals" movie).

Here's Alfalfa all ready to go....

His hair stayed up the ENTIRE time ~ and then even late into the evening ~ I refrained from coming straight home & washing it, hoping he would "wear out" some of the hair spray that we used to get his hair to stand up. He almost broke the streamers walking under them to play games @ the Fall Festival because his twig of hair was so hard!!!

Here's little Darla getting all "dolled up" ~ THANK YOU Janie!!!!

The cool part is a lot of those curls are her own ~ just a few curlers on the top to make it poof up some!!! Your SO beautiful Ryleigh!!!!!

Alfalfa & Darla.... AWE!!!!!!!!!!!

This year I had planned on not letting them participate in the costume contest ~ I feel horrible. Drew has won the costume contest the last 3 years in a row, so I was REALLY not wanting to put him in the contest, PLUS I helped re-vamp the contest to where there is more than one winner per category ~ we know have a Judge's Choice & a People's Choice!!!! So I didn't feel right about letting my kids participate when I'm the one that "created" the new judging part of the event. Aaron & I had MANY "discussions" concerning this issue, because Aaron LOVES to put them in the contest (although he is NEVER the one that helps come up with the costume ideas). We had both agreed to not put them in the contest, just dress them up for the fun of it ~ because that is what it has ALWAYS been to us anyway ~ FUN!

Anyway ~ we get to the Fall Festival, and we have strangers coming up to us asking what # they were in the contest, because they wanted to vote for them ~ of course Aaron gave me the 'I told you so' look ~ I couldn't help it, caved in ~ and let Aaron enter them in the contest....

Drew ended up winning the People's Choice award with 260 votes making it his 4th win. I once again feel bad because Ry didn't win, but she did get quite a few votes herself ~ you GO GIRL!

Plus, I really hope that people don't think that I participate in these events because of the contest part of it. I'm pretty sure that those of you that know me KNOW I'm not that way. I can't figure out what the fun would be in that???? The shock & look on everyone's face to see what Drew & Ry are dressed up like is PRICELESS to me!!! I LOVE IT!!!

Congratulations Drew on your 4th costume contest win (your on a row) and you too Ry ~ you are precious as always!!!!

AND ~ I must confess that I can't wait to get started on next years costumes..... STILL trying to out-do the Elvis year... Can it be done???? Well we'll just have to wait & see..... the sickness continues!!!