A few years ago I saw a picture of my friend's family (Emily Daniel) dressed up as characters from the Wizard of Oz. It was adorable! A year or two later (the last few years have been a blur!) I found a Dorothy dress at the Goodwill Outlet. I decided that it'd be fun to do the Wizard of Oz theme for our family's Halloween costumes, especially while living in farm and tornado country. The dress ended up being the only thing I had to purchase. The rest of the supplies we had on hand and each costume came together with a little creativity and inspiration.
Roo as the Scarecrow,
Aimee as the cute {cowardly} Lion.
The day of our ward Trunk-or-Treat I had the idea to take pictures of each individual instead of a group picture. It worked like a charm and was so much better than trying to have us all dressed, looking at the camera and smiling in unison. When we got home from the activity I spent the remainder of the evening working Photoshop magic to stitch all of us together in this cornfield (a picture I'd taken at the end of our family photo shoot with Em). There is something magical about having something that you've dreamed up in your mind and bringing it to life. I love how it turned out and want to print it on canvas and hang it up each year in October.
Brie as Dorothy,
Alex (per request) as the Tornado :0)
Me as the Wicked Witch of the West
and Dad as the Tin Man.
