Halloween Through the Years

I know I posted some Halloween pics just the other day, but then I went through and scanned a bunch of old pictures from years past and thought it would be fun to show them all here together in order. Starting way back in 1998 when I worked at a Casino … it was optional to dress up for work on Halloween so the first few pictures of me are from those years. {This was before I had children.}

**Sorry about the quality of some of the pictures, I had already scrapbooked most of them so I was scanning the pages and they didn’t turn out too clear.**

1998 {Farm girl}

1999 {Something About Mary}

2000 {Cow}

2001 {I had a brand new baby, just a month old, so we didn’t dress up, didn’t trick or treat, nothing. Just stayed home that year.}

2002 {Hope was Eeyore – ONE year old.}

2003 {Joy was a Doggy – 8 mos old}

{Hope was Winnie the Pooh – 2 yrs old}

{Joy fell asleep while Trick or Treating!!}

2004 {Hope was a Care Bear – 3 yrs old}

{Joy was a Bumblebee – 20 mos old}

2005 {Joy was a Monkey – 2 & 1/2 yrs old}

{Hope was Tinkerbell – 4 yrs old}

{I know this pic is blurry, but it’s so cute, I love the striped green tights Hope wore and how cute Joy looks in the monkey suit!}

2006 {Hope was a Cowgirl – 5 yrs old}

{Joy was Snow White – 3 & 1/2 yrs old}

{And I dressed up as a Cowgirl too.} =)

2007 {Both girls were Pink Poodles – Hope was 6 yrs old, Joy was 4 & 1/2 yrs old.}

2008 {My friends and I were Football players}

{The girls and their friends were Cheerleaders – Joy is 5 & 1/2 in this pic}

{Hope is 7 yrs old in this pic}

2009 {Joy was Sharpay from High School Musical – she was 6 & 1/2 yrs old}

{Hope was a Pirate – she was 8 yrs old}

{I was a Pirate, my friend Lynn was a Punk Girl and my friend Caroline was a Pirate too.}

2010 {Joy was a Donut, she WON a costume contest!! She was 7 & 1/2 yrs old}

{Hope was a Gypsy – she was 9 yrs old}

{Bob was Donald Trump and I was a Groovy Chick}

2011 {My neighbor came through with a picture for me! YAY! I forgot to take pics but my neighbor always takes one of us so here it is. Joy was a Black Cat – 8 & 1/2 yrs old, Hope was a Clown – 10  yrs old and I was a Witch, but my hat is missing in this pic}

2012 And finally this year …

{Joy was a Cowgirl – 9 & 1/2 yrs old}

          

{Hope was an Angel – 11 yrs old}

{I was the Green M&M and Bob was a creepy Fisherman}

                                  

So that’s it … Halloween through the years. I can’t believe how fast the past 11 years have gone and how much the girls have changed each year!!