We finally won the contest!

My wife and I were tired of not placing in the Halloween costume contest at our church. The ideas we had in the past were just not working. Two years ago, we had gone as the Tin Man and Dorothy from the Wizard of Oz, and dressed our son up as Toto. The year before that – before the birth of our son – we had gone as Batman and Robin. We would spend hours each year brainstorming and then shopping for supplies and accessories. Then we had to put the costumes together. My wife would spend several hours at the sewing machine and applying makeup on us both. Then, this past year, my wife had had it. She said she was not going to make costumes this year. What with the baby, I could completely understand her position. We searched online and went to a number of costume stores, but just did not find what we were looking for. Finally, at the suggestion of a co-worker, we looked at allcostumes.com and found great costumes for our whole family.

When we showed up at the Halloween party dressed as characters from the Star Wars movies, we were a big hit. Our pastor and his wife could not stop laughing. I was Anakin Skywalker and my wife was Padmé. We even went as far as to dress our two-year-old son in a Chewbacca costume. Of course, Alex’s cute factor went a long way toward getting us that first-place prize. We also bought all the accessories and makeup we needed at allcostumes.com. We each received a ribbon and as a family we received a $25 gift certificate at a local toy store, as well as a $25 gift certificate to a local barbecue restaurant and a statue, which we placed on our fireplace mantel. We used the toy store gift certificate for birthday presents for Alex, and the BBQ gift certificate for a much-needed date night.

Not only were the prices more than reasonable, but the selection was the best we had ever seen. I think we spent more time in front of the computer laughing at what we could be than doing anything else. It was an excellent source of entertainment in our home. Allcostumes.com is the first place we will go this year without a doubt. And several couples from our church plan to go there, too. It should be another very fun Halloween costume contest this year.