It didn't take that long to come up with an idea for Halloween this year. I had actually thought of it last year, but wasn't exactly sure how to pull it off using Jackson's stroller. This year though Jackson has a wheelchair, so it was much easier to adapt that.
Enter, CoolestHomemadeCostumes.com! They had a great article on how they adapted a wheelchair for a biker costume. That's right, a biker! I mean, c'mon, it's only natural that Jax would be a biker at some point for Halloween. He's already got the gear, he just needed the wheels.
I showed Jason the website and let him do most of the work. I'm pretty sure he didn't mind as he got to play with his welder. ;) One of our friends graciously donated some bicycles that their kids no longer used. Jason cut the front off of one of them, rewelded some supports and made a plate at the bottom to fasten it to the foot pedal on Jackson's wheelchair. I think Jason and his buddy Jason (I know, there are a ton of Jasons in our lives! lol) had a great time working on this!
We had quite a few Halloween events to attend this year and each time the costume changed just a little bit. In the end, we ended up adding Jason's tool pouch to the front of it, along with a skull headlight (skull was purchased at Jo Ann Fabrics, Jason painted it and then we put an LED light inside), a bike mirror, and a horn.
We had a lot of fun at each of the functions we attended. We participated in the Al Sigl Community WalkAbout at EastView Mall which benefited the Al Sigl Center. The money we raised specifically went towards the Rochester Rehabilitation program. One of Rochester Rehab's programs is SportsNet, which sponsors the Rochester Rookies. We decided at the last minute to enter the costume contest and Jackson ended up winning Cutest Male. He came home with a pretty fun gift basket. We also met some pretty awesome people - Ms. Wheelchair New York and Dino from Fickle 93.3! Jackson loved Jessica - he thought her tiara was pretty!
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| Jackson's prize for winning Cutest Male |
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| Jax with Ms. Wheelchair New York <3 |
We also went trick or treating at Wegmans with a good friend of ours as well as at my work. My place of employment is the best place to go trick or treating! You make out very well there - the cube farm is full of places to stop and get candy. Plus, they do crafts and have cider and donuts! It's totally worth the drive up there.
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| Trick or Treating at Wegmans |
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| Trick or Treating at Mommy's Work |
And to end our Halloween festivities, we went trick or treating on Halloween in Canandaigua.
We are already in the planning stages of next year's Halloween costume. We've got a few ideas floating around. What do you think Jax should be?
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