Yo Ho, Yo Ho--A Pirate Halloween

So, we ended up doing a pirate theme--complete with our little parrot just like we did in 2008! :)

It was Andrew’s choice–either an ani­mal or a pirate. He went back and forth between a jaguar and pirate for weeks–even sug­gest­ing a “jaguar-pirate”, but even­tu­ally, the pirate won out. After all, pirates get to carry swords! So, Eli donned the home­made par­rot cos­tume made 3 years earlier…

 

…and we made Andrew a pirate costume!

Aar­rrrrr, mateys! I LOVE this pic­ture of him!

 

The pirate cos­tume was SO easy to make! We just cut up a pair of old “comfy” black pants (with a per­fect knee hole in the them already), cut the sleeves on a white shirt, made an almost no-sew pirate vest (we just had to sew lit­tle 2-inch shoul­der seams--a big thanks to Grammy for figuring that out!!), and got a cut of some awe­some red fab­ric per­fect for a sash! Then, I used the left overs to dec­o­rate a match­ing trick or treat bag for him. 

Here’s a few “up-close” shots of the costumes:

 

We kicked off the night by head­ing to a dif­fer­ent neigh­bor­hood (actually, it's Avi's neighborhood) where one of the houses con­structs a GIANT pirate ship every year! Seri­ously it’s one of the coolest Hal­loween DIY things I’ve ever seen. It’s their WHOLE front yard/driveway/walkway, com­plete with fir­ing can­nons (shoot­ing smoke), fog, lights, music–the works! Totally amaz­ing! It was so fun to be in our pirate costumes around all of that!

 

Then, we headed back to our neigh­bor­hood where the boys had a blast trick or treat­ing! 

The high­light in our neigh­bor­hood is a cul-de-sac that goes all-out, espe­cially when it comes to pump­kin carv­ing! Seri­ously, look at these!! We espe­cially like the pirate-themed carv­ings!  

While we were trick or treating, the whole fam hung out in our driveway and hung out candy. It was a bit chilly that night, so they kept warm with a little heater and hot chocolate! I think the grandparents really enjoyed themselves! It was fun for them getting to see all the kids dressed up and it worked out great for us that we got to see everyone but didn't have to drive all over town! :) 

It was a great night and we had a blast watch­ing our lit­tle pirate & his lit­tle par­rot!  

And, just for fun, here's a comparison of our little parrots! :) Andrew on the top in 2008, and Eli on the bottom in 2011. So fun! I love this costume and it was so fun to get to use it again!

Fun! :)