A Cowgirl and Mermaid Halloween

When I asked Audrey 'What do you want to be for Halloween?", I fully expected her usual smile and 'Yeah.' response. (Meaning I have no idea how to respond to that question). But instead she very confidently said 'a mermaid' and she stuck to that idea for months. It wasn't easy finding a toddler mermaid costume, but I finally found one online on Zulily...although it was iffy if it was actually going to arrive in time. So for her school halloween party the week before, sans Mermaid costume, we had to improvise with some things we had in the closet. She made quite the adorable cowgirl as well!

The purse was all her idea of course.

She thought it was funny watching dad clean the pumpkin. 

But wanted nothing to do with it herself.

Instead she enjoyed running and emptying the bowl into the garbage. 

Unsure about this wind.

Mermaid ready to roll...still slightly asleep from nap...

Took her awhile to get the hang of picking the candy.

Quite overwhelmed with all the people at the Boulder Munchkin Masquerade. 

The costume was 'too scratchy' so we had to find a shirt for underneath.

'Cheesy Smile' (and sugared up)

A fun Halloween with this cutie.