Even Vikings Get Sick Sometimes

Here is our adorable viking all ready to go trick or treating.

Complete with a shield...



 a hammer...

and the hat.

On Halloween, Justin and Kendry picked me up from work and off we went to enjoy the evening.

Sort of.

Once we got in the car Kendry started telling us his ear hurt. We thought it was the hat. So, as much as it killed me for him to go hatless in his costume, we kept taking it off to relieve his ear.

Except that didn't really help.

He walked around the downtown trick or treating with this expression on his face the entire time.

Call me silly, but as his mommy I was hoping for something more like this.

The elusive smile above is courtesy of our local fire station.

They keep an engine nearby for the kiddos to sit in.

After a mere half hour spent downtown we went to see Nana and Grandpa; but upon our arrival at their house Kendry reached meltdown mode.

He wasn't hungry or thirsty.

He couldn't have cared less about the candy.

He just wanted me to hold him.

Poor kiddo.

Seriously, Kendry has a great immune system, but when he does get sick he has the worst timing.

Remember this last Christmas?

And now Halloween?

Sheesh.

We were home by 6:30pm, threw on our jammies and curled up on the couch.

Within 45 minutes after a dose of Tylenol Kendry was back to his regular self.

Sort of.

On Wednesday morning he woke up with really goopy eyes. A few hours later we were picking up some medicine for pinkeye and an ear infection.

Fortunately, he was back to his regular self this morning, with no goopy eyes.

Here's hoping next Halloween goes a little better.

By the way, for those of you who feel slightly intimidated about making a homemade costume for your kiddo, don't.

This viking costume was easy peasy and turned out so adorable!

Plus, it was cheap and we essentially had it completed during one naptime.

We got the viking hat from Justin's Warrior Dash (the initial inspiration for the costume).

Kendry already had the white shirt, brown sweats and winter boots.

The belt was fifty cents at our thrift store.

The shield is an aluminum pan from the $1 store, which I painted and then used some rope we had to make a handle.

The hammer is floral foam from the $1 store, cut and spraypainted to look like a rock. The stick handle is from outside and we already had the garden twine used to hold it together.

Finally, I paid about $7 for the faux fur fabric and $4 for the leather laces (both from Joanns using coupons).

I used my sewing machine to make the sleeves for his arms and legs, but since you strap them on with the leather laces you don't really need to sew anything.

This costume was also inspired by this post at I Am Momma Hear Me Roar.

I can't wait to start brainstorming his costume for next year!