Life in plastic, It's fantastic

This Halloween, Erik and I decided we were going to go all out with our costumes.  We toyed around with a few ideas, some hilarious, some on the verge of inappropriate, and finally, we decided to be Barbie and Ken.....in the box.  I think you can actually purchase this costume from Europe for about $60 online, but we went for the full experience.  

Home Depot - primer, paintbrushes and "ballet slipper" pink paint

U-Haul - two six foot boxes

Michaels - ribbon, box cutter

Kinkos - enlarged barbie logos

After two days and a paint fight or two...

Ladies and Gentlemen...

You're very own 'Classy Dirtbag' Ken and 'Glitz N Glam' Barbie!

Not bad huh?  I thought they turned out great, but as you can imagine, they weren't the most convenient costumes.  We definitely made an entrance everywhere we went, and I'm sure with as many pictures as people took of us, we'll end up on a few random websites for your viewing pleasure.   The peripheral vision posed a few problems, and we were a bit directionally challenged, but we didn't break anything, as far as I know.  (However, in a temporary moment of forgetfulness, Erik leaned in to kiss me.  Yeah...you can imagine how that went.)  Here's me trying to walk through the crowd:

Mer, Chad and JBass (Rock of Love):

We had a blast with everyone!  And if you know of anyone who wants to buy a Barbie and Ken costume- let me know, because my husband refuses to throw them away.

Happy Halloween!