Halloween

So Josh decided that he wanted to be the green ninja from Ninjago for Halloween.  In case you don't know, his name is Lloyd.  I searched the internet like crazy looking for a costume that would work and I couldn't find anything.  That left me with little choice but to make it myself.  So Josh and I spent a day searching patterns and material until we finally found one that Josh mostly approved of.  I made the main jumpsuit of the costume and he was not impressed when he tried it on.  He said that he didn't like the zipper in the front because then people knew that it was a costume.
"As opposed to what?  Thinking you were really a green ninja?" I asked. 
"Yep" he responded.
He also didn't like the fact that the suit was so loose fitting.  So I had to go back and take everything in so that it was more form fitting.  After that, he tried it on again and I got the approval to move ahead with the rest of the costume.  He specifically requested the boot covers and arm cuffs to be this black shiny material and was very pleased with the way they turned out.  No complaints there. Phew.  Next,  the mask.  I made it like the directions said and when he tried it on with his jumpsuit, there was a space between that and his mask where you could see part of his neck.  He looks in the mirror and says "Mom, this is a BIG problem."
Oh brother.  I told him it wasn't a big deal and then I just sewed on some extra fabric to cover his neck.  This worked fine for him and we were down to the last detail of the costume...the dragon on the front.  We headed to the store to buy some fabric paint so I could paint it on but couldn't find any.  I was elated though when I spotted this iron on transfer and after some blackmailing, I convinced Josh that he would rather have this iron on even though it was smaller than it should have been, than to have to go to countless other stores looking for fabric paint that we might never find. (I might have exaggerated a little bit, but can you blame me?)

At last, he was able to try on his full costume and he was thrilled.  He did multiple ninja moves and he said that it made him feel like a real ninja.  Great.  

I told him to take off his mask so we could see who was really inside his costume but this is as far as he would go.

Here's a picture of him and Mike and Lynds when we went trick or treating at Mike's office.

Mike grew a mustache just for this costume.  It was a big hit with his coworkers....not so much with his wife.  To make sure he didn't offend anyone, he had me dress up as a mexican too so that we matched.  It was not as romantic as it sounds.  Hudson was also there but had just woken up so isn't in costume, although he did love the sombrero.  Props to Josh for taking this pic.