Avery Jobe, 6, and Landry Jobe, 5, are dressed as senior citizens for Halloween. Their parents are Matt and Emily Jobe of Denham Springs. Mom Emily said the costume included some items from Dad’s wardrobe, reading glasses with the lenses removed, and a brushless broomstick handle to which they attached a tennis ball to make a cane.
Ayla Marie Ross, the 5-years-old daughter of Anthony and Tina Ross of Walker, dressed as a dentist for Halloween.
Benton Brooks, the 2-year-old son of Justin and Shelly Brooks of Walker, is dressed as Bam-Bam from the Flinstones for Halloween. “We found some orange shorts and cut brown fabric in different triangle sizes and hot glued them on the shorts and just cut the bottom of the shorts jagged,” Shelly said. “For the cross body part, I just used some leather looking fabric and used a dog bone for the side. If it were not for the mosquitos around here, I would have let him go without a shirt, but instead I just bought a tan shirt. It was very easy to make and a lot of fun when he put in on.”
Benton Brooks, the 2-year-old son of Justin and Shelly Brooks of Walker, is dressed as Bam-Bam from the Flinstones for Halloween. “We found some orange shorts and cut brown fabric in different triangle sizes and hot glued them on the shorts and just cut the bottom of the shorts jagged,” Shelly said. “For the cross body part, I just used some leather looking fabric and used a dog bone for the side. If it were not for the mosquitos around here, I would have let him go without a shirt, but instead I just bought a tan shirt. It was very easy to make and a lot of fun when he put in on.”
Berkley Jo, the 4-month-old daughter of Ashlyn and Trent Kitchens of Pride, is dressed as Jessie from the “Toy Story” movies. Her mother made the tutu out of tulle by attaching it to an elastic band and sewing ribbon to the bottom, while her grandmother sewed fabric to a onesie to make a vest, used more fabric to make her hat, and added more ribbon for a bow.
This scary duo consists of Cruz, 7, as “Dr. N. Sane” and Chloe, 6, as his scary patient. They are the children of Chad and Nicole LaCost of Livingston. Mom Nicole said, “No more princesses and super heroes. These kids wanted to be scary this year!”
This scary duo consists of Cruz, 7, as “Dr. N. Sane” and Chloe, 6, as his scary patient. They are the children of Chad and Nicole LaCost of Livingston. Mom Nicole said, “No more princesses and super heroes. These kids wanted to be scary this year!”
Gideon, 5, and Jude, 2, are dressed as robots. Their parents are Stephen and Robyn Lee of Madison, Alabama. The robot costumes were made by their grandparents, Mark and Sherrie Crumby of Denham Springs. The costumes were made with cardboard boxes, balls, paper, stickers, spray paint, CDs, real circuit boards from old electronics, and Slinkies. The Slinkies light up as well as their shoestrings. The clothing underneath is pajamas.
Hayden Cramer, the 17-month-old son of Sarah and Jarrett Cramer of Denham Springs, is dressed as a taco for Halloween.
Albany resident Nicolos Scott is the 4-year-old son of Summer Johnson and Nicolos Scott. His homemade costume includes a drawn-on beard, tattered clothes and a simple message.
Paisley Mae Wilson, the 5-month-old daughter of Emily Mulvey and Dylan Wilson of Springfield, poses in a pumpkin for her fall/Halloween pictures. Mom Emily said, “We just chose the biggest pumpkin we could find, carved it out, and set this scene up in the backyard.” They planned to dress her up as a ghost this Halloween.
Paisley Mae Wilson, the 5-month-old daughter of Emily Mulvey and Dylan Wilson of Springfield, poses in a pumpkin for her fall/Halloween pictures. Mom Emily said, “We just chose the biggest pumpkin we could find, carved it out, and set this scene up in the backyard.” They planned to dress her up as a ghost this Halloween.
Paisley Mae Wilson, the 5-month-old daughter of Emily Mulvey and Dylan Wilson of Springfield, poses with a pumpkin for her fall/Halloween pictures. Mom Emily said, “We just chose the biggest pumpkin we could find, carved it out, and set this scene up in the backyard.” They planned to dress her up as a ghost this Halloween.
Pippa Cornett, the 9-year-old daughter of Lacy and Blaise Cornett of Maurepas, is dressed as is dressed as Nanny McPhee, a popular character for children from the Nanny McPhee books and movies. “Dressing as this character was all her idea, and I think she executed it quite well,” mom Lacy said. “She used her grandmother's black clothing, made her lapel medals from her school achievement medals, and we purchased the crow (Nanny's sidekick) from the party store.”
Emma Rogers, 7, is dressed as the Cat in the Hat, while Lily Rogers, 1, is Thing 1, and Abby Rogers, 1, is Thing 2. All of their costumes were made from various fabrics, cardboard and poster board by their parents, Sean Rogers and Nicole Brunies of Albany. The original idea came from Emma Rogers, who planned these costumes before the twins were born.
Emma Rogers, 7, is dressed as the Cat in the Hat, while Lily Rogers, 1, is Thing 1, and Abby Rogers, 1, is Thing 2. All of their costumes were made from various fabrics, cardboard and poster board by their parents, Sean Rogers and Nicole Brunies of Albany. The original idea came from Emma Rogers, who planned these costumes before the twins were born.
Emma Rogers, 7, is dressed as the Cat in the Hat, while Lily Rogers, 1, is Thing 1, and Abby Rogers, 1, is Thing 2. All of their costumes were made from various fabrics, cardboard and poster board by their parents, Sean Rogers and Nicole Brunies of Albany. The original idea came from Emma Rogers, who planned these costumes before the twins were born.
Saylor Jackson, the 2-year-old daughter of Ryan and Carrie Jackson of Denham Springs, is dressed as an LSU bat girl. “The costume was sewn by a friend of ours,” mom Carrie said. “Saylor's big brothers are going dressed as LSU baseball players.”
Zoalise McLaughlin, the 7-year-old daughter of Josh and Shilo McLaughlin, dressed as a Garden Fairy Princess for Halloween when she was 5 years old. Her mother always tries to make her costumes because some of the store ones are very expensive. The tutu was simple knots. The wings and leotard were both done with a lot of hot glue. The green leaf skirt was made using an iron-on hem and hot glue. The crown was paper mache, paint, and even more hot glue. “I’ve found there's not much you can't do as long as you have a hot glue gun!” said mom Shilo McLaughlin. “We lost this costume in the flood when we lived in Denham. We live in Livingston now. It was one of the silly things I was sad about losing.”
Zoalise McLaughlin, the 7-year-old daughter of Josh and Shilo McLaughlin, dressed as a Garden Fairy Princess for Halloween when she was 5 years old. Her mother always tries to make her costumes because some of the store ones are very expensive. The tutu was simple knots. The wings and leotard were both done with a lot of hot glue. The green leaf skirt was made using an iron-on hem and hot glue. The crown was paper mache, paint, and even more hot glue. “I’ve found there's not much you can't do as long as you have a hot glue gun!” said mom Shilo McLaughlin. “We lost this costume in the flood when we lived in Denham. We live in Livingston now. It was one of the silly things I was sad about losing.”
Zoalise McLaughlin, the 7-year-old daughter of Josh and Shilo McLaughlin, dressed as a Garden Fairy Princess for Halloween when she was 5 years old. Her mother always tries to make her costumes because some of the store ones are very expensive. The tutu was simple knots. The wings and leotard were both done with a lot of hot glue. The green leaf skirt was made using an iron-on hem and hot glue. The crown was paper mache, paint, and even more hot glue. “I’ve found there's not much you can't do as long as you have a hot glue gun!” said mom Shilo McLaughlin. “We lost this costume in the flood when we lived in Denham. We live in Livingston now. It was one of the silly things I was sad about losing.”
Zoalise McLaughlin, the 7-year-old daughter of Josh and Shilo McLaughlin, dressed as a Garden Fairy Princess for Halloween when she was 5 years old. Her mother always tries to make her costumes because some of the store ones are very expensive. The tutu was simple knots. The wings and leotard were both done with a lot of hot glue. The green leaf skirt was made using an iron-on hem and hot glue. The crown was paper mache, paint, and even more hot glue. “I’ve found there's not much you can't do as long as you have a hot glue gun!” said mom Shilo McLaughlin. “We lost this costume in the flood when we lived in Denham. We live in Livingston now. It was one of the silly things I was sad about losing.”
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