Happy HalloWEEK! Family Halloween Costume Ideas

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We take Halloween very seriously, so when I was told that the due date for our son to be born was October 28th,​ I started to get a little nervous. “If he’s not here by October 29th, can we induce?” I asked my doctor. “That’s not how it works” she said, with a slightly horrified laugh. Luckily our son “The Viking” was born a week early and a mere four days after delivering him, I was painfully waddling around Joanne’s fabrics, trying to throw together some make-shift costumes. That’s when the idea for “HalloWEEK” was born.

His first costume was Charlie Brown because that was our nickname for him en utero. That’s right, our 5 day old baby had Estee Lauder eyebrows drawn on him!
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But this year we’ve had a bit more time to prepare.
So this is how HalloWEEK is done….
The photos are staged in different locations but oftentimes in our own home and we added the fun challenge of dropping backgrounds into our photos. .We take roughly 30-50 pictures per shot then choose the best one and where appropriate, the backgrounds are then photoshopped in. Some people have asked if we are actually on location, which you will see that we are not (no, we didn’t go to Toontown or a Fjord). It certainly is challenging to take pictures with babies and toddlers as any parent would understand, so the results can be dicey! Furthermore, we create the costume concepts ourselves, some of which are very make-shift and oftentimes not store bought.
So without further ado, we introduce to you,

HalloWEEK 2015….

DAY 1: THE WALKING DEAD

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We are HUGE fans of the show The Walking Dead, so it was only natural that our kick-off costume was an ode to the show. Reed is dressed as officer Rick Grimes while Ronan is dressed as baby Judith. Kat is dressed as a walker, who we’ll call “Lori”.  halloweek family halloween costume the walking deadThe Walking Dead, featuring Reed as Rick Grimes and Ronan as Baby Judith.

DAY 2: NIRVANA’S KURT COBAIN, COURTNEY LOVE AND BABY FRANCIS BEAN

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Smells like Teen Spirit! Here is our nod to Nirvana’s Kurt Cobain, Courtney Love and baby Francis Bean.
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Kurt Cobain, Courtney Love and Francis Bean
DAY 3: BEETLEJUICE !
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Ronan as Beetlejuice with Mr. & Mrs. Maitland
DAY 4: GAME OF THRONES
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Game of Thrones, with Daenerys Targaryen, Tyrion Lannister and Jon Snow.

DAY 5: WHO FRAMED ROGER RABBIT?

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Who Framed Roger Rabbit? With Roger & Jessica Rabbit and Baby Herman
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Who Framed Roger Rabbit? With Jessica and Baby Herman

DAY 6: VIKINGS

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Vikings, with Ragnar & Lagertha Lothbrok and baby Bjorn

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Vikings, Lagertha and Baby Bjorn Ironsides

and finally, HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!

DAY 7: LABYRINTH
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Our finale costume is from the movie Labyrinth, one of our childhood favorites starring David Bowie as Jareth the Goblin King, Ronan as baby Toby and Kat as Sarah.

We hope you enjoyed HalloWEEK and our crazy Family Halloween Costume Ideas. We’ve got some fun ideas already percolating for next year!

All photos and text by Robin Rile Fine Art . Happy HalloWEEK 2015 !

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