Halloween '10

HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON THEME

Back in August Courtney came to me and told me that she wanted to be Astrid from

HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON for Halloween this year.

I knew that it was going to be difficult but knowing that it was going to be one of the last costumes that she will probably want to do I wanted to make it special for her.

So my idea process started to kick in.

But for the past several Halloweens we have done a family theme and so I started to think about how we were going to make what Courtney wanted to be and a family theme to come together.

So this is what I came up with....

It has been a lot of fun coming up with this costume.  A lot of our ward goes all out when it comes to Halloween... so we were excited to get

THE MOST CREATIVE FAMILY AWARD!!!

This was the third year in a row that we have won an award!

(SO THE THINKING BEGINS FOR NEXT YEAR....hmmmmm, what to do, what to do)

Cameron as the father... STOICK, Hiccup's dad.

We wanted to him to look as authentic as he could. 

I think he turned out fantastic



This picture looks awesome.  This was right at the beginning of trick-r-treating 

 Here was the famous Astrid costume.  Those are real skulls and spikes on her shirt!!

I had no idea how to do her shirt and she wanted it to look as close to her shirt as possible.  So the sewing machine was dusted off and the sewing began.  I just tore fabric and sewed them onto a shirt really messy!

She even did her hair just like the cartoon!

Then Derek was Hiccup.  He wasn't sold on the idea at first but as soon as I told him that he got to wear a wig he was all over it.  If you compare Derek and the cartoon character Hiccup... they are practically identical.

 THEN YOU CANT FORGET ABOUT THE
DRAGON!!!!

I have to admit that I think he is the cutest dragon ever!!!!

 Then we were told that in the book (Didn't know about the books) there was a mom... so I am pretty sure that she looked just like this!!  WINK WINK

MOM Viking and her little dragon!

 Here is the picture of Cole's very first door that we went trick-r-treating at!

He was great for about the first 7 doors and then he was done!

Cole and his obscession

COLE....

LOVES the Neighbors cat.

If you look close and into the bushes you can see a black and white cat that Cole chased all morning.

Here he was talking to the cat his Cole's language trying to convince him to come from out of the bushes and come and play with him.

Giving the cat just a little encouragement!

Now being sweet didn't work he went to a more forceful action...

TELL THAT CAT EXACTLY WHAT HE NEEDS TO DO!!

The cat made a run for it and Cole went just as fast after him.

I am really hoping that one day this cat gives Cole the time of day that he deserves!!!

OH.... there he goes!

GOOD KITTY KITTY.

That just made his day!!!