Halloween With A Little Wishcraft

It is that time of the year again. You know, the time to start shopping for Halloween costumes.  When Angry Kid was a baby, I started shopping for costumes in July. As he has gotten older, we started to begin discussing costumes in late August.  He was an “army guy” last year, and it suited him perfectly.

Around mid-August of this year, the Halloween catalogs started rolling in.  Angry Kid was trying to decide on a costume, and he narrowed it down to Captain America, Green Lantern, and Optimus Prime.  Angry Husband was trying to convince him otherwise.  Angry Husband kept saying, “but everyone is going to be Captain America, Green Lantern, etc…” and “why don’t you be something original”.  Angry Kid was not budging. Thankfully, we have the Internet to do costume shopping now.  Angry Husband and I were pretty good at scheming together when it came to the final decision for Angry Kid’s costume.

We were able to get Angry Kid to finally select a Ninja Warrior costume from Chasing Fireflies.  I covet their “Wishcraft” catalog every year. They really have the coolest costumes.  But, I have never ordered a costume from there because Angry Kid was ALWAYS in between sizes.  He would need a five, and they only had a four or six.  But this year, Angry Kid is a solid size six. And the Ninja Warrior costume looks quite awesome on him.

JAD_5454Doesn’t Angry Kid look awesome as a Ninja Warrior? He is more of an Angry Ninja Warrior.  I promise that we will put shoes on the Ninja for Halloween.  This was as good as it gets in early September.  Angry Kid was quite confused when I asked him to try on his costume.  I told him that we were making sure it fit perfectly.  And really, you never know. This costume fit true-to-size, and is great quality.  It is not cheaply made.

Angry Kid as Ninja WarriorAngry Kid’s costume came with a sword, but of course, he had to add-on more weapons.  He also got these scary nunchucks.  They are plastic, don’t worry.  He kept swinging them around on the day that they arrived.  I checked Chasing Fireflies to get the link, and saw that they are already sold out.  Seriously, people are already buying up all the good costumes.  I noticed that all the stores around here put out Halloween stuff in like, July.  CRAZY.

So you better hurry up and get your kiddos a costume.  And seriously, shopping online for a costume is like the best thing ever. Plus, you can pre-screen those costumes that your pre-teen might want to wear.  As a parent, I want my kid to actually look like a kid at Halloween.

I want to thank Chasing Fireflies for providing me with this costume for Angry Kid for review.  It was much easier to select and purchase a costume for Angry Kid online. And I was just as excited as he was, when the costume arrived.  I loved the polka-dot tissue paper that it came wrapped in. I am all about the presentation.

If you are on Twitter, there is also a Twitter Party hosted by Chasing Fireflies and members of Mom Spark Media.  Information about the Twitter party is below.

TOPIC –  Halloween Costume and Party Ideas

TIME – Wednesday, September 21, 2011 at 9-10 PM Eastern (8-9 PM Central, 7-8 PM Mountain, 6-7 PM Pacific)

HASHTAG – #wishcraft

CUSTOM TWEETGRID – http://bit.ly/nPw9mv

PANELISTS - @MomSpark, @ChasenFireflies, @MomSparkMedia, @MakobiScribe, @StacieinAtlanta, @TheShoppingMama, @MyFourMonkeys, and @HaleyTweetsToo (follow everyone before the party!)

PRIZES - Six winners will win Chasing Fireflies Gift Cards, ranging from $50 to $100!

Disclosure: This review was made possible by Mom Spark Media.  I was provided with a gift card to review Halloween costumes for my son via Chasing Fireflies and Wishcraft, their Halloween Catalog. My opinions in this review were not influenced by anyone, except for the cuteness of my kid.

Project 365: Week 37

Seriously, I’m kinda over Project 365. Some days I can take a million pictures, and some days, none. I am counting down and can’t wait to be done. I’ve taken all my pictures with my iPhone, but some people do it with their DSLR. I’m not sure how they find the time. Just another exciting week with the Angry Family, as usual.

Project 365 252/365: If I gotta work, at least Metallica is on Pandora. Project 365 253/365: If I gotta work, at least Metallica is on Pandora.

Project 365 253/365: During the week, this kid asks for water, fruit, and snap peas in his lunch cause they are healthy... Project 365 254/365: During the week, this kid asks for water, fruit, and snap peas in his lunch cause they are healthy…

Project 365 254/365: The sky and moon looked very odd tonight. Almost Halloween-ish. Project 365 255/365: The sky and moon looked very odd tonight. Almost Halloween-ish.

Angry Kid's brand new size 2 @newbalance running shoes. He ran all the way to school today. He was a 13 last week. Project 365 256/365: Angry Kid’s brand new size 2 @newbalance running shoes. He ran all the way to school today. He was a 13 last week.

Project 365 256/365: The poor cat has no clue what is lying behind him. A second later the kid grabbed his tail. I think my kid dressed himself today. Project 365 257/365: The poor cat has no clue what is lying behind him. A second later the kid grabbed his tail. I think my kid dressed himself today.

Project 365 257/365: Drinking kid size 8 oz. shotglass style waters. Project 365 258/365: Drinking kid size 8 oz. shotglass style waters.

Lonely cinnamon roll....time for a new cake pan also.
Project 365 259/365: Lonely cinnamon roll….time for a new cake pan also.

Wordless Wednesday: My colorful dessert

Sometimes, I like really colorful desserts. I think this little treat from Yogurtland fits the colorful theme.  I have a ritual when I go to Yogurtland for my toppings, and frozen yogurt.  I fill the bottom with gummy bears, add yogurt {Kona Coffee Blend}, add more gummy bears, Butterfinger, and fresh strawberries.  I layer the bottom with gummy bears because I get sad when I get to the bottom of the cup, and there is all yogurt. So when I add my toppings first, there is a little surprise at the bottom for me. I totally HATE coffee, but I love any flavor of coffee ice cream. Yes, I’m a weirdo.

I'm getting my fruit servings for the day, at ummm Yogurtland. {giggle}Welcome to “Angry Julie Monday’s Wordless Wednesday Linky”!

If this your first time here, HELLO! I do a link-up every Wednesday! Post a picture(s) and link back to it here. Wordless Wednesday is a great day to post an awesome picture that “speaks” for itself, no words needed.

Be sure to check out Wordless Wednesday Link-Ups at these other sites also:

Project AliciaBetter in BulkBy Word of Mouth MusingsDear CrissyFive Minutes For Mom,Joy of DessertsLive and Love…Out Loud,Parenting By DummiesSeven Clown CircusSupermom, The Divine Miss Mommy

Also, Lindsey from The Pleated Poppy does “What I Wore Wednesday” every week with a great big link-up.

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He kept running

Angry Kid has been consistent with growth spurts throughout his life. He met all the milestones. Last year, we bought him three new pairs of shoes for Kindergarten. He wore those shoes the entire year.

Of course, we went to the Nordstrom sale in July this year to purchase Angry Kid shoes for school. We had him measured and it said that he was a size 12.  We ended up getting him three pairs of size 13 shoes, with a ton of growing room. Like so much growing room, that I was going to put thicker socks on him.

Last Wednesday night, I tried on his shoes. They fit fine with that extra thumb or so of space in the toes.  He wore his new schools on Thursday.  On Friday, he wore them again. He complained that they were a little tight that day.  He ended up wearing Crocs all weekend. This kid is not used to wearing socks and tennis shoes.  Yesterday morning, we got him ready for school as usual.  He said that his shoes were WAY TOO TIGHT and they hurt the backs of his ankles.  Angry Husband checked the shoes and Angry Kid’s toes were shoved up against the front.  He then tried the other two pairs of shoes that I had bought. ALL of the shoes were way too tight.  Angry Husband loosened the pair that Angry Kid had worn already and told him to not make them tight. I knew that we would have to make a trip to Nordstrom after school.

Angry Kid's brand new size 2 @newbalance running shoes. He ran all the way to school today. He was a 13 last week.
I ended up taking all three pairs of shoes back to Nordstrom. I know that they have excellent customer service and would understand. I told the salesgirl that my son has had a growth spurt in the past few days and that none of the shoes fit him. This is another reason I shop at Nordstrom; I love their return policy. She measured his foot and it was measuring way over a 13.5.  She then brought out some shoes in a size 1 and 1.5. Well the 1’s did not fit at all, and the 1.5s made his feet like stuffed sausages.  We moved him up all the way to a size 2.  In running shoes, he is also a wide.  He hasn’t worn a wide since he was about three years old.

We ended up getting the New Balance running shoes pictured above, and a pair of skateboard shoes.  Angry Kid chose the New Balance shoes to wear to school today. The kid who usually whines the entire way while walking to school, well he RAN today.  Apparently, if you are wearing running shoes, you MUST run.  He ran so fast that I lost him. He was like Forrest Gump.  I was that mom at school screaming for my kid. He had run onto a playground with some of the older kids, go figure.

At soccer practice yesterday, Angry Kid wasn’t paying attention. His coach made him run some laps. He told us last night that he didn’t mind the laps, and that he wanted to run some more.  Only my kid.

So today, I started looking online for some local kid’s races in the next few months. He had a great time doing the Kid’s Surf City Run in July.  I signed him up for a Holiday Race in December. Who knows, maybe he will be a track star or something. At least someone has some speed in this house.

And yes, my kid jumped TWO WHOLE sizes in shoes. Seriously. He has been acting weird lately, and he eating is OUT OF CONTROL.  I can’t imagine having multiple boys in the house. The food bills must make people broke.

My Netflix Viewing Choices

I am a huge multi-tasker. I’m pretty sure that I’ve said this before. When I’m trying to work on a blog post, I usually watch a movie on Netflix, or some of my TV shows on Hulu.  Because it is the end of summer, I have NOTHING in my Hulu Queue.

Of course, I needed to edit photos last week which takes lots of concentration. So I went on Netflix and looked at some of my “Watch Instantly” or “Instant Viewing” choices. We have one account for our entire family, so we share the same login.  I rarely watch Netflix so all of the “Netflix Suggestions” were based on my husband’s previous viewing selections.

Cerebral TV Shows
Cerebral TV Shows

Mind-bending Foreign Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Minding-Bending Sci-Fi & Fantasy Foreign

Sentimental Romantic Dramas
Sentimental Romantic Dramas

Violent TV Documentaries
Violent TV Documentaries

Now the real question is, what the heck is my husband watching on Netflix? Seriously, these suggestions are quite bazaar?

Project 365: Week 36

Obviously, I am losing my mind this week. I just realized that I posted an extra photo last week on my Week 35 post. I start my Project 365 weeks on Saturdays. So this week will only have 6 photos.

Among other things like starting soccer, school, chaos etc…I hit a 1,000 (THOUSAND) posts this week.  I would have been over 1200 at least, but I did some deleting earlier in the year. Seriously, I was totally random in the beginning.  It is a good thing that I used that “Move to Trash” button on my blog’s dashboard.

So here it is, Week 36, or as I would like to call it “The End of Summer, School is here!”

Project 365 246/365: Dinner with my family....always gaming.Project 365 247/365: Dinner with my family….always gaming.

Project 365 247/365: Lemon cupcakes from a box. Frosting from a can. Not laboring on Labor Day. #lazyProject 365 248/365: Lemon cupcakes from a box. Frosting from a can. Not laboring on Labor Day. #lazy

Project 365 248/365: I had to photograph my lover, Santa Barbara..Peach and Mango Salsa.Project 365 249/365: I had to photograph my lover, Santa Barbara..Peach and Mango Salsa.

Project 365 249/365: Fresh haircut for school. He was having an itch attack and took off his shirt.Project 365 250/365: Fresh haircut for school. He was having an itch attack and took off his shirt.

Project 365 250/365: First Day of First Grade....yippeeeee!Project 365 251/365: First Day of First Grade….yippeeeee!

Project 365 251/365: Time for lunch. Chipotle was my choice today. Just me and my iPhone.Project 365 252/365: Time for lunch. Chipotle was my choice today. Just me and my iPhone.

life rearranged

First Day of School

We survived our totally un-planned, no-structured, free-for-all summer. NEVER again. My son needs some structure in his life. But it was fun while it lasted.  Angry Kid was anxious for school to start, and so was I.  Yesterday, we had our first soccer practice also, which was quite entertaining to say the least.  Soccer is PERFECT for Angry Kid, he was all red and sweaty after he was done. Totally worth the money.

We pulled up to the school yesterday, and I jumped out of the car to check the teacher and class list. Angry Kid stayed in the car with my husband. I think I cared more about the teacher and classmates than he did. I came back a few minutes later, as I snapped an iPhone photo of the class list. I only knew a few of the kids in his class this year. But really, in practicality, it is probably better for Angry Kid as he will be less distracted.

So here he is, my new First Grader. And really, it kinda looks like a mug shot, doesn’t it?

First Day of First GradeHere are some photo highlights of our morning:
First Day of First Grade-Breakfast
First Day of School-BreakfastHe did this on purpose, so that I would stop taking photos. Such a loving son. First Day of SchoolAnd, here is a little comparison between Kindergarten and First Grade:
Kindergarten and First GradeReally, the best part of all of this? FULL DAY SCHOOL. Angry Kid was in half day kindergarten. Do you know how fast those three hours fly by? Like super fast!

Mama’s Losin’ It

Wordless Wednesday: A Boy and His Dog

It was too hot to play outside last week, and this week too. At 100 degrees, we chose to sit inside and watch movies.  Angry Kid let our dog, Wolfie, in to play. Of course, Angry Kid was eating lunch on the couch.  Wolfie wanted a piece of chicken and Angry Kid teased him with the chicken. Eventually, my son gave in and gave her a piece.  Wolfie was VERY happy after that. I took about 20 photos during all of this. I thought that it would make a fun story board. I used my iPhone, and then the ShakeItPhoto app. I also used Picnik for the collage.

Wolfie is a chihuahua, dachshund, corgie mix if anyone asks. We got her from a rescue when she was a few months old. She is a sweet dog, just don’t mess with her food.

A Boy and His DogWelcome to “Angry Julie Monday’s Wordless Wednesday Linky”!

If this your first time here, HELLO! I do a link-up every Wednesday! Post a picture(s) and link back to it here. Wordless Wednesday is a great day to post an awesome picture that “speaks” for itself, no words needed.

Be sure to check out Wordless Wednesday Link-Ups at these other sites also:

Project AliciaBetter in BulkBy Word of Mouth MusingsDear CrissyFive Minutes For Mom,Joy of DessertsLive and Love…Out Loud,Parenting By DummiesSeven Clown CircusSupermom, The Divine Miss Mommy

Also, Lindsey from The Pleated Poppy does “What I Wore Wednesday” every week with a great big link-up.

And, I can’t forget Krystina from Lollipops whom does “What I Love Wednesday” every week with a great big link-up.


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