Some photos actually had to be scanned. Others were put on cd from the negatives. Let's see if you can tell which year I switched to a digital camera or my SLR...
2001 Panda Bear and Fisherman
2002 Legos
2003 Lions
2004 Chicken and Cow
2005 Bride and Groom
2006 Witch and Skeleton
2007 Princess and Knight
2008 Darth Vader and Princess Leia
2009 Pirates
One of these days they'll hate me for some of these costume choices, but I figure it might come in handy. Not that I would ever stoop to blackmail or anything of the like. (Wink, wink.)
I'm doing my best to convince Little Man to do one more year. He's at that age. You know, "too cool to dress up, but not too cool for the candy". If he agrees, can you guess what they will be?
Hint: You may or may not have seen a photo of them catching one of these this year. And it's NOT a frog.
I had some trouble with the thumbnail linky last week, so I'm opting for both this time around. Old and new school. You decide. I try to get to all of the linkups, but I admit after about 120 I generally run out of time. So, I thank you for your continued support even when I don't make it your way. Please know that I'm doing my best. Happy "Not So" Wordless Wednesday!!
Let's get this party started. Add your link below and then head over to some of my other bloggy friends... Kristi at Live and Love Out Loud, Amanda at Parenting For Dummies, and Susan & Janice at 5 minutes for mom.
Psst... It's Kristi's birthday today over at Live and Love Out Loud. Make sure to stop by and wish her a good one.
I love the matching costumes! My favorites are the Star Wars characters and the pirates. Amazing how much digital photography has changed YOUR world, isn't it??!
ReplyDeleteI think it is so cool how you get them to cooperate and coordinate.
ReplyDeleteGreat theme choices.
Awesome photos! My guess is that you went digital in 2006.
ReplyDeletegreat costumes throughout the years. man. can't wait to see this year!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful photos! Your children's happiness made me smile!
ReplyDeleteRamona
http://create-with-joy.blogspot.com
Those are some great ideas for costumes Alicia! Love how they always compliment - I do that too!
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Tammi
Oh Alicia !!!
ReplyDeleteI love the look back on your halloween pictures.So sweet...
That's so cool; although, I hate having to scan photos! I took a stroll down memory lane with my WW post this week too :)
ReplyDeleteI love that your kids are willing to do matching outfits! I think my favorite are the pirate outfits - they are really great!
ReplyDeleteWow, how do you get them to agree to wear matching costumes every year? =)
ReplyDeleteOurs are going to be a combination of your last 2 photos --one as a pirate (hand-me-down costume from my son) and the other as a Jedi knight.
Great pictures! What great memories.
ReplyDeleteHow fun! We don't really have Halloween in Australia (although it's just catching on) but I love to see how awesome all the costumes are - you have done a fabulous job over the years!
ReplyDeleteThese are great!! so fun to see them all at one time. I'm thinkin' you made the switch in 2006 or 2007!!
ReplyDeleteToo cute! :) Love how they go together !:)
ReplyDeleteWhat a great idea...made me go back and look and some of my old ones. I'd have to break out the boxes to find their first few Halloweens though! I think you're getting better with the costumes every year. My fave is the pirates! ;)
ReplyDeleteMy oldest two kids are 7 & 9, and I've been trying to get them to do matching Halloween costumes for years and they refuse! It is SO cute!!
ReplyDeleteI love the bride and groom idea... I wonder if I could convince my minis to do that next year.... hmmmmm! Great pics!
ReplyDeleteHow fun to see all those cute Halloween shots of your kidlets. The bride and groom was too cute.
ReplyDeleteLOVE the outfits - they totally rock every one of them!
ReplyDeleteyour hairdo and glasses would be so "in" back then. we've all been through there ;)
~ash's mum
Awesome costumes! Your kiddos are adorable!
ReplyDeleteI heart the Lego...SO cute. Happy WW, thanks for hosting :)
ReplyDeleteVery beautiful pictures. Nice costumes. Love the happy faces. :)
ReplyDeletewow, wonderful! I love the pirate costumes the most
ReplyDeleteI love seeing how they grow over the years - I need to do that with mine! And you look awesome, even with brown hair and glasses ;-)
ReplyDeleteSo super cool that you have all these pic's to share and blog about! Can't wait to see this years!
ReplyDeleteYour family is as beautiful as your photos, even with frames & hair do's we may wonder at years later lol...we all relate to that! Happy Wordless, & Happy Halloween!
ReplyDeleteI am guessing you made the switch in 2005, and those are some awesome costumes!
ReplyDeleteToo darn cute!!!
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing. I love love love this years :)
xo, Alysha
Outstanding collection. They will become more precious each year.
ReplyDeleteOh my, the bride and groom one is fabulous. Such cute kids.
ReplyDeleteThose are some great costumes! I think I like the Legos the best. Oh, and they look pretty awesome as pirates!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the linky. Happy WW!
Wow, super cute costumes!
ReplyDelete2006 is great, both as a photo and for the costumes! and I'm thinking that's when you changed cameras. Thanks for sharing the past years with us! All so fun and cute. :)
ReplyDeletewow! now i know where will i get ideas for costumes!
ReplyDeleteYou are one creative mom! I think my favorite is the lego costumes! Happy WW. You are the best for hosting this. :-) DAviD/TroPIcal TExana/ HOuSTon
ReplyDeleteThose costumes are super fabulous! My fav is the skeleton!!!
ReplyDeleteLOVE the legos. And the pirates. So cute ;)
ReplyDeleteThe Legos ROCK! Too cute - I enjoyed the walk down memory lane!
ReplyDeleteSuch fun costumes! I love memory lane!
ReplyDeleteWhat a fun idea lining up the pictures that way. How fun to watch them grow and see all the different costumes! Isn't it wonderful how much better pictures are with a DSLR!
ReplyDeleteWow, those are great - I love how they match every year! :)
ReplyDeleteI love the costumes, especially that they coordinate with one another! So cute, and great pictures! I would guess that you switched to the SLR for the princess and the knight picture!
ReplyDeletethese are such gorgeous pics. love the costumes.
ReplyDeleteWhat fun to stroll down memory lane, love the Lego costumes!
ReplyDeleteThose are terrific costumes! Love that there matching!! How fun!
ReplyDeleteOMG! They are all so awesome! I can't decide which one I like better!
ReplyDeleteHappy WW!
really enjoyed your pics this week. such great costumes. :)
ReplyDeleteHave a great Wednesday!
I think the costumes are all amazing! Such detail.
ReplyDeleteThey are all cute, Legos what a great idea, but my favorite are the pirates, they look completely natural ;) Happy WW
ReplyDeleteFirst things first...thanks for the birthday shout out. You are just too stinkin' sweet! :)
ReplyDeleteAlrighty, here we go...I'm thinking you switched to digital in 2005 and got a DSLR in 2007. The costumes? Though somewhat embarassing for them in hindsight, it's too cute!
As for this year's costume? I have no idea. They've caught so many creepy crawly critters. Grasshoppers, crickets, snakes. Weren't there snake? I don't know. I can't keep up. Oh! Didn't they find a huge spider this year? If I have nightmares, it'll be your fault. lol Happy WW, Lish!
Kristi, Live and Love...Out Loud
@TweetingMama
I love that they coordinate. Everything I Thought of was too sexy for a preteen. Seriously. THey are so cute!
ReplyDeleteI love all of the costumes, especially the legos. :)
ReplyDeleteI love them all. So adorable! I really love the last one. Can't wait to see what they are this year.
ReplyDeleteOkay, the Lego one is the best!
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How fun! LOVE the lego kids.
ReplyDeleteKids love dressing up in costumes and having fun. I'm not so sure what they will think of those pics in 10 years time...
ReplyDeleteGood fun and costumes
ReplyDeletehave a terrific Halloween
Happy WW! and thank you for the linky :-)
The Star Wars costume are amazing! Can't wait to see what you come up with this year! :-)
ReplyDeleteI love the matching costumes.I'm guessing you went digital in 2006.
ReplyDeleteLove the year by year Halloween pics of the kiddos - adorable! I have the same kind of pictures of my kids!
ReplyDeleteAnd, I have to apologize too! I went to leave a linky on the Tuesday post for a recipe, and accidently left one one Wednesday's linky :(
What sweet photos! I love the Lego one, so cute!
ReplyDeleteI love the Legos!
ReplyDeleteThey are all so cute and creative! I don't see how they could hate you for them. Adorable!
ReplyDeleteWhat a fantastic trip down memory lane. The costumes are amazing. And to see how they've grown is priceless. They are adorable!
ReplyDeleteAwesome! Love them all!
ReplyDeletenow those are so cute
ReplyDeletei love how they went together...
i tried to pick a favorite...
and i cant!!!!!
What fun costumes!
ReplyDeleteYou can totally see the difference and the quality of the photos. I told Santa I want an SLR for Christmas. We'll see if I've been good. ;-)
I think you hair looks great now. The blonde really suits you.
OMG, the Legos are the BEST!
ReplyDeleteWay too cute!! I love the lego ones! It was fun to see your hair change through the pics too :-)
ReplyDeleteLoved looking at all your Halloween photos! I especially love the Pirate costumes :) Happy WW!
ReplyDeleteYour children are going to treasure these pictures when they get older. I know I would!!! Great ideas!!
ReplyDeleteI love this...I will have to remember to do this through the years for my daughter! The pirates costume is awesome!
ReplyDeleteFantastic photo's! Your kids are just adorable! and such creative costumes over the years!
ReplyDeleteA really terrific Wordless!
My favorites I think are the pirates and Darth Vader/Leia. You are really good at costumes!
ReplyDeleteTried leaving a thumbnail linky but it didn't work so I left a text one instead. happy WW!
Your kids costumes are adorable...each and every year!!! Pirates are my fave though.
ReplyDeleteLots of yummy love,
Alex aka Ma What's For Dinner
www.mawhats4dinner.com
What a cool retrospective! I love the Legos. I dressed up as Princess Lea once too. Very cute.
ReplyDeleteoh my how fun to see what they have been over the years!!! i think the legos are my favorite :)
ReplyDeleteYour kids are adorable. It is fun to see their costumes through the years. If they are like my kids, I am sure they enjoy having these photos to look back at.
ReplyDeleteThose legos are to die for. You're a way better party mom than I am.
ReplyDeleteThe lego costumes are genius!!! :D
ReplyDeleteWow- what AWESOME costumes! I didn't theme my kids this year (baby will be a turtle and the big guy a knight) but I can't wait to do it next year!
ReplyDeleteI realize that it's been said 81-or-so times before my comment, but by golly you deserve an 82nd round of kudos on your creative costume ideas! I am officially going to steal your idea of matching costumes whenever the next baby comes around. Adorable!!!!!! Made my morning, going to share with loads of friends. :)
ReplyDeleteso fun - i wish i would have taken more pictures and really do want to work on scanning in old ones - i did a little collage of the images from past halloweens i currently have on my computer as well today :)
ReplyDeleteI love all the themes! My brother and sister and I were all so different... so, we really never had themes. :D
ReplyDeleteSuch great costumes and an imagination. I really love the legos. thanks for sharing
ReplyDeleteI love the retrospective and that the quality of picture gets better every year.
ReplyDeleteLove that you took the time to look at the evolution of their costume choices. Must tell a lot about their personalities!
ReplyDeleteAlicia, these photo´s are too cute! Your kids look like twins. And you look just beautiful. I have glasses, too. But I don´t wear them either. ;)
ReplyDeleteI just love the coordinating costumes. Very fun!
ReplyDeleteSo many great costumes!!! I love how they all coordinate!
ReplyDeleteI linked up my pic from Wed. of Fall Fashion Week (over at Moms Are For Everyone). You're one of my inspirations for not being afraid to put more pics of myself on my blog! Thanks!
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you could open your own costume store! how fantastic to have all these photos right there to see how your family has grown over the years. love the lions!
ReplyDeleteLove these. It's most interesting to me to see how much the photos change over the years, like with photographer skill and equipment upgrades! Cool costumes.
ReplyDeleteHave you put these pictures in a scrapbook? Your kids are adorable!
ReplyDeleteYour kids are so stinkin' adorable!!
ReplyDeleteIsn't it amazing HOW MUCH clearer the digital photos are then the old film ones?!!
Beautiful photography!
I tried leaving a comment last night, and my computer kept hiccuping, and I didn't want to leave you a big mess to clean up... so I'm trying again from a different computer. (And I checked to make sure I hadn't already left multiple comments!)
ReplyDeleteThe best part of these wonderful photos is seeing your kids grow up through the years. What wonderful memories you have collected. They will provide a source of joy for generations to come!
My favorites are the legos and the knight and princess. Great costumes, all! And I think you look great in those old photos.
ReplyDeleteHey Alicia, gorgeous pics! Is it that you're a great photographer, or that your kids are especially beautiful?!
ReplyDeleteYou might like this new meme I'm participating in - thought it might appeal to you. Check it out here: http://kitchen-maid.blogspot.com/2010/10/in-my-pantry-again.html
have a great weekend!
I don't know how I missed your pictures last week!! I love how they are always themed together - so cool!!!!! I think the legos are my favorite! You're so creative!! :o)
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