halloween party

 on saturday night our friends lisa and brandon had a halloween party at their house. it was amazing! we decorated the place with spiderwebs, skulls, pumpkins and more - and ate ghost shaped sandwiches, halloween candy, rice krispy treats with candy corn on top and heaps more junk... and then played halloween charades and murder in the dark.

mads was an absolute trooper, stayed awake for nearly the whole thing with just a few quick naps on peoples laps... but did not get cranky at all... i freaking love that kid! what a machine.

but the costumes... the costumes were the best bit. all up between the three of us - our costumes cost a grand total of $5.50

i was mary poppins, which was so much fun to put together - black low heeled shoes and stockings i already had, skirt and nanna shirt i borrowed from chelsea (ahhh chelsea... for all your nanna needs!) bowtie and sash made from red ribbon i may have stolen (ehrm relocated...) from work - so flipping easy - twist twist and a few stitches then safety pinned on! my long red jacket, white cotton gloves, my black umbrella and tapestry bag andddd... my $2 hat from vinnies with a fake flower. easy peasy!

doug was a vintage golfer - old school lace up shoes that were handed on from a mate, knee high black football socks with his $1 tweed pants from gsi, shirt, ugly vintage tie, cardi and suspenders from the wardrobe... my tweed hat and carried around a golf club.

and miss madeline, a pumpkin wore a 50c onesie from vinnies that her daddy so kindly drew a jack o' lantern face on... orange tights, a green headband with a mini bow on top (made by aunty pip!) that looked like a stem and a $2 mini pumpkin mask from coles. she was adorable - and even wore the mask without complaining. :)

some of our friends came up with the most hilarious ideas for costumes too... brandon was an old made complete with cardi and grey hair (courtesy of maddies baby powder) dannii was a pirate wench, lisa a witch, lissette a pregnant nun (hilarious!!), matt and mel were harry and hermione and the winner of the best costume prize - cody. he was the best by far! a terrorist... had made dynamite and taped it to his chest, carried around a detonator, smeared his face with black eyeshadow and had bought big eyebrows and a beard. so so funny. i can't believe the things people come up with!

so freaking good. can't wait for the next one!