It was great to get out of the house last week. My husband and I went window shopping for household items. The aisles were filled with racks of costumes in preparation for Halloween; some of the prices were so expensive! Why do people still buy retail?
We don’t do Halloween here, although I like to occassionally visit online discount 
So this is a great time to look for costumes! No witches or devils in our wardrobe– the kids prefer historical characters, soldiers and military outfits, and animal duds. I’m always looking for good costumes and props (what’s in now for the kids are wigs, lol!). I don’t know what it is about kids and dressing up- my children have always loved it, so we have a lot of props and various costume pieces laying around. My son’s favorite costume was a Batman costume. He even wore it to bed! He was so sad when he grew too big for it. It’s a good thing for fast and easy returns if necessary, if a costume you ordered is too small. And if you click on the HalloweenAdventure.com store link above, check out their free shipping on orders over $60 (good until until 10/10/08). Dressing up and getting costumes is a year-round thing! Take advantage of good deals and sales now! <


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October 1, 2008 at 8:18 pm
Too funny! I love their facial expressions! We love Halloween at our house (I think because it’s the one holiday that doesn’t involve seeing our crazy family).