Getting ready for Halloween

I haven't posted in a month and there is much to talk about.  But I'm skipping ahead to Halloween right now.  I hate Halloween, I hate coming up with costume ideas, Ava has sensory issues so most costumes look fun to wear, but once she puts them on she falls apart.  She was adamant she wanted to be a bride this year.  I have no idea where she came up with that idea, but that was the ONLY thing she would settle for.

I looked online and in several store but could not find what she wanted.  Since E and I are going out of town next week (the week before Halloween) we needed to find something this week.  I told her she could not be a bride, it just wasn't going to happen.  Not happy, she agreed to go to the Halloween store to choose another costume.  After a LONG time browsing, she chose a fox.

She looks super cute in this costume.  But it wasn't that easy.  She put it on as soon as we got home.  It felt funny...not the way she expected...which led to a 45 minute meltdown of screaming and crying.  THIS is why I just hate this 'holiday'.  I packaged the costume back up.  After she ate dinner, she put it back on and it was the best costume ever.  OMG.

Here is Cam...he is a construction worker. 

 He has worn his costume for the last 3 days now.  He wore it to the grocery store, to tennis, and all around the house.  It came with a saw and hammer.  I hope he loves it this much in 2 weeks to wear it to the school parade. 

I told Cameron he could not wear the costume TO the costume store (when we took Ava) because maybe they will think was wearing it and did not pay for it.  This was his response:
"Then I will saw them...I will saw the mans into little pieces at the store."  Oh my!   My psycho killer son.