Seriously guys, WHY?

WHY does it take so long to come up with an idea for a family costume theme that your husband likes and actually agrees to, THEN takes longer to shop for a costume "cool" enough (which really means ridiculous enough to get some laughs), THEN you have to comparison shop that costume over a dozen halloween sites, dig up free shipping coupon codes and FINALLY order it four hours later only to have him say "Meh. Whatever. Halloween is silly" when your 3 year-old can think of nothing else and is crushed by the fact it's still two months away?!! And why is it that said husband never remembers that the cool guys ALWAYS dress up and it's never until AFTER halloween - when he's seen the other wives giggle, applaud & cheer over the other dad's costumes - that he decides he's finally ready to "really" dress up, only to forget it come next year? Luckily Brian is learning to trust me and realize he'll actually have fun!

Despite the round & round on ideas, we finally came up with a combination that meets all our needs where Brian is dressed funny, I am modest & girlie and Aiden's costume is fitting of his personality. This year Brian & Aiden are going as vikings and I am their kidnapped fair maiden. So fitting... Me at the mercy of a pair of marauding barbarians, imagine that! LOL! I'll be in flowy, feminine renaissance-ish dress and the boys will be in rugged nordic garb complete with horned helmets & swords. (I'm making Aiden's costume to resemble Brian's, which is going to be fun, too!) This halloween is going to ROCK!!!