The Cutler Family: BOO!

Ah, I love Halloween and this year was especially fun since it was Asher's first! I don't know why but there is something so hilarious about dressing up a kid who has absolutely no clue what is going on as some cute and cuddly little animal or character. We decided to buck the typical trend of cute and fuzzy creatures, however, and went with something a little different for Asher's first Halloween. We were originally thinking along the lines of dressing him as a turtle but because we were invited to a Halloween theme party "Rich and Famous" we decided to come up with something that would fit the theme. I happened to be listening to the audiobook of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows and Riley and I decided that Asher would make a darn cute Harry Potter. So Asher was Harry, I decided on Professor McGonagall and Riley chose Hagrid :)

On Friday we went to the Halloween party at my work where Harry made his debut. I came down with a cold a couple days prior and took a sick day which ended up being essential to make Asher's wizarding robes as it took me a full day! Anyway, everyone at the party thought Asher's costume was adorable. Oh, we also gave him a wand which he LOVED to wave around (see video below :) There was a little haunted house at the party that we walked thru and Asher especially loved the room with papers scattered across the floor. He was not hesitant at all to walk thru the dark hallways!

Saturday, I spent the entire day sewing my costume since that night was our friends, the Frangel's, party. And it was awesome! Everyone brought appetizers and treats to share and we played a great game of Family Feud (boys v. girls of course). There were so many good costumes, Mario and Luigi, Lady GaGa was there, the Queen of England, Indiana Jones, Han Solo and Princess Leia, etc, etc. We had so much fun and Asher was happy to be up way past his bedtime :) It was a great Halloween!