Halloween Costume Shopping!

The last two nights I've been out shopping for Halloween costumes.  Last night my mother-in-law came over for dinner then the two of us went out to look for a Halloween costume for me.  Brad and I are attending a costume birthday party tomorrow. Therefore, it's time to get a costume.  I don't mind costumes, my preference though is for it to be easy to deal with.  No specially purchased heavy Halloween make-up, nothing gross, and something modest are all on my list of requirements.  Nothing disturbing either!  Halloween nowadays is full of disturbing costumes.

I found not one but two costumes last night.  They were both reasonable in price so I bought them both.  I figured I'd try them on at home then decide which to keep.  I bought a butterfly and honey bee costume.  Both are cute!  That's another thing....I like cute costumes.  I know Halloween is supposed to be scary but I'm not into scary costumes at all.  I always call my puggies "my honeybees", perhaps that's why I lit up when I saw the honey bee costume.  The butterfly costume is a nice/cute dress with wings that attach.  I love the tulle skirt on it!  I think I'll be choosing the butterfly.  A couple years ago I was a ladybug!  Complete with spotted false eyelashes!  It was a fun costume but I gave it away some months back.  It appears I have a thing for flirty bug costumes! ;)

As for tonight....it was time to go shopping with Brad for his costume.  He also gave away the last Halloween costume he wore.  He had a hard time making up his mind as we looked around tonight. I was pleasantly surprised he even entertained the idea of some of the costumes he considered, like Captain America and Iron Man.  In the end he decided on being a vampire!  I know! I know! I know!  What can I say.....he's a boy!  To him Halloween is about gross and slightly disturbing costumes.  I did ask him to not do the dripping blood stuff around his mouth! That I would not want to look at all night! 

Secretly this butterfly wanted to go out tomorrow night with Captain America!  LOL! 

As for the boys I purchased their Halloween costumes a few weeks ago.  I've learned over the years when you have two pugs to dress you must shop early for the best selection.  This year however is filled with pet costumes.  There's tons to choose from in many different stores.  Anyway, the boys will be dressed in their costumes on Halloween.  Their annual Halloween pic will appear on the blog.  Our complex has a pet costume contest too.  We haven't decided whether or not we'll enter the boys.  I worry about how Simon will act on a leash with so many other dogs and people around.  He's great off leash but on leash he's in protect mode! Trust me their costumes are funny and cute!  Their new pug daddy had qualifications for their costumes this year.  Mainly, don't dress Cody as a food item.  We don't want to risk Simon eating him. He also said no to embarrassing or humiliating costumes. Me?...embarrass the pugs by the way I dress them....NEVER! ;)