rushley & crew

I love planning Halloween costumes every year. In fact, as soon as one Halloween ends (maybe even before!), I'm usually already thinking about the next year's costume. (I already know what we're being once we have baby #2 [not pregnant], both if it's a girl and if it's a boy! 😂 ) I was planning this costume before Ada was even born. I thought we would do it last year, but then when my friend gifted me a tiny Sailor Moon costume for Ada, we switched gears and did that instead. Meet, Alice, the Mad Hatter, and the cutest cheshire cat I've ever seen :) I was surprised at how many people asked me if I made my costume! I guess it sounds like something I would do haha. But no, this year was pretty easy costume-wise! I borrowed the Alice dress from an old friend who was Alice in 2016; we got Russ's pants and vest from DI; and we already had the bowtie on hand from something Russ did in high school. I assembled Russ's hat using fabric, ribbon, hot glu...

A murder mystery been on my "party list" for ages, but I've never gotten around to throwing one (probably because there are too many other ideas on my party list haha). So even though we were planning to do Harry Potter movie parties every Friday and Saturday in October, when my friend asked if we'd be available for a murder mystery, I told her I would rearrange my schedule to be there! Haha :) When the actual invitation came, I was super impressed because it was so themed and legit! Diana went above and beyond -- the kit they bought (from  Night of Mystery ) came with invitations, but she had someone design different ones that were so awesome. Girl knows how to get the party started right from the get-go! I had heard about and seen other murder mysteries before, and the main thing I always heard about was people dressing up. It was so fun to arrive at Diana and Michael's and find that everyone had really gone all out with their costumes! Wigs,...

I originally had a different idea of what the three of us would be for Ada's first Halloween, but when my friend Tori gifted me the cutest little outfit from my favorite childhood show, plans quickly changed :) The show is Sailor Moon. For those of you who don't know the show, here's a pic of Sailor Moon for reference, and if you really want, you can find episodes on YouTube! So here's our little Sailor Moon! And to keep things real, here's how she looked for most of this photoshoot :'D Although I loved the show as a kid, I never thought to be Sailor Moon for Halloween, so this was my chance! Haha :) and Russ is always nice enough to go along with whatever family costume I pick out, so he was Tuxedo Mask.  Unfortunately, his was the only costume that I didn't finish getting before Ada was born, so it lacks a lot of elements and just doesn't look super spot on. Oh, well. Such is life with a baby h...