The Great Pumpkin likes me

[charliesmum]

Overall I've been pretty lucky with Halloween costumes for Charlie - I've found some really nice things in yard sales, and only rarely have had to buy a new costume full price. When he's wanted something unusual I've managed to find that as well. For example, one year he really wanted to be a clown, and my mom found a bunch of costumes at a yard sale that she bought for practically nothing, and among them was a jester's costume. So not only was he a clown, but he was a high-class clown.

For months now, Charlie has been saying he wants to be Mario from the Super Mario Brothers for Halloween. This I figured would be impossible to buy, because Mario's kinda old school an any costumes that might have been created are no more. Fortunately I have a friend who is a genius and had said she'd help me make one.

However, just today I was in the Village Thrift and wandered through their little rack of Halloween costumes just for fun and what do I behold but a Mario costume. In Charlie's size. For $2.00.

Another Halloween miracle.

Comments

[robinchristine.livejournal.com]

WOW. LOL

I lucked out this year as well. We bought Logan a Spiderman costume for his birthday this year. I asked him what he wanted to be and he replied "Oh, I just want to wear the Spiderman costume I already have." YAY! Saves me $20. :P

Buddies!!!

[chloe-child.livejournal.com]

Noah wanted me to say "hi " to Charlie....he was looking over my shoulder and said who is that?
then he said "tell him "hi""

ps if you feel comfortable...they could be snail mail penpals..lemme know.

Re: Buddies!!!

[charliesmum.livejournal.com]

Penpals would be fantastic! Email me at carolalutius at gmail dot com with your address and I'll send mine.

Charlie would love that.

[thenorthernline.livejournal.com]

Your pumpkin patch must be the most sincere.

[brownkitty.livejournal.com]

For costumes, I tend to adapt clothes.

When Colin wanted to be Mario, we ended up getting him a set of overalls (that he liked to wear until they wore out), a long-sleeved red shirt (that he liked to wear until he outgrew it), a red baseball cap (lost somewhere in the house), a pair of workboots that he used for snowboots until he outgrew them, a pair of white stretchy winter gloves, and a black makeup marker.

[egneveron.livejournal.com]

Check it out (perhaps a Holiday gift?) - The Super Mario Bros Super show can be bought on DVD, as I suspected - I don't know how to make a link in the comments, but here is is: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000BSZAG0/ref=pd_cp_d_2/002-5650955-3186427?pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=center-41&pf_rd_r=05M4QYN26DS02THEYRS7&pf_rd_t=201&pf_rd_p=252362301&pf_rd_i=B00008979N

[charliesmum.livejournal.com]

Cool! Thanks!

And hi! I was going to look you up but hadn't gotten a chance yet.