{"id":424,"date":"2009-10-31T14:10:43","date_gmt":"2009-10-31T22:10:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stoccoroy.com\/blog\/?p=424"},"modified":"2022-03-06T14:42:36","modified_gmt":"2022-03-06T20:42:36","slug":"halloween","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stoccoroy.com\/blog\/2009\/10\/31\/halloween\/","title":{"rendered":"Halloween"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Halloween is one of my favorite holidays. There&#8217;s something really magical about the mix of autumn, dressing up as someone else, and heading out into the night. I also have many fond memories of my mom&#8217;s handiwork throughout my childhood Halloweens, so I couldn&#8217;t wait to sew Griffin&#8217;s costume. I knew from the get go that I wanted him to be an owl. Even though he&#8217;s a good sleeper, the play on a baby night owl was just too delicious to pass up. It ended up turning out better than I expected, and Griffin made the cutest little owl.<\/p>\n<div class=\"tiled-gallery type-rectangular tiled-gallery-unresized\" data-original-width=\"474\" data-carousel-extra='null' itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageGallery\" > <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 474px; height: 407px;\" data-original-width=\"474\" data-original-height=\"407\" > <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 272px; height: 407px;\" data-original-width=\"272\" data-original-height=\"407\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/stoccoroy.com\/blog\/2009\/10\/31\/halloween\/halloween5\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"268\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"403\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"433\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/stoccoroy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/Halloween5.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"480,722\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Griffin&amp;#8217;s first try on\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stoccoroy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/Halloween5.jpg?fit=199%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stoccoroy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/Halloween5.jpg?fit=474%2C713&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stoccoroy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/Halloween5.jpg?w=268&#038;h=403&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stoccoroy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/Halloween5.jpg?w=480&amp;ssl=1 480w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stoccoroy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/Halloween5.jpg?resize=199%2C300&amp;ssl=1 199w\" width=\"268\" height=\"403\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"268\" data-original-height=\"403\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Griffin&#039;s first try on\" alt=\"Griffin tries on his owl costume for the first time.\" style=\"width: 268px; height: 403px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Griffin tries on his owl costume for the first time. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-3\" style=\"width: 202px; height: 407px;\" data-original-width=\"202\" data-original-height=\"407\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-small\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/stoccoroy.com\/blog\/2009\/10\/31\/halloween\/halloweenfamily\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"198\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"132\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"428\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/stoccoroy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/HalloweenFamily.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"722,480\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Halloween Family\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Babies make the greatest Halloween accessories!&lt;\/p&gt; \" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stoccoroy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/HalloweenFamily.jpg?fit=300%2C199&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stoccoroy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/HalloweenFamily.jpg?fit=474%2C315&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stoccoroy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/HalloweenFamily.jpg?w=198&#038;h=132&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stoccoroy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/HalloweenFamily.jpg?w=722&amp;ssl=1 722w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stoccoroy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/HalloweenFamily.jpg?resize=300%2C199&amp;ssl=1 300w\" width=\"198\" height=\"132\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"198\" data-original-height=\"132\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Halloween Family\" alt=\"Griffin and his tree parents.\" style=\"width: 198px; height: 132px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Griffin and his tree parents. <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-small\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/stoccoroy.com\/blog\/2009\/10\/31\/halloween\/halloween7\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"198\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"132\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"427\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/stoccoroy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/Halloween7.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"722,480\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Andrew and the owlet\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stoccoroy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/Halloween7.jpg?fit=300%2C199&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stoccoroy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/Halloween7.jpg?fit=474%2C315&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stoccoroy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/Halloween7.jpg?w=198&#038;h=132&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stoccoroy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/Halloween7.jpg?w=722&amp;ssl=1 722w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stoccoroy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/Halloween7.jpg?resize=300%2C199&amp;ssl=1 300w\" width=\"198\" height=\"132\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"198\" data-original-height=\"132\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Andrew and the owlet\" alt=\"Andrew and his little owlet.\" style=\"width: 198px; height: 132px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Andrew and his little owlet. <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-small\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/stoccoroy.com\/blog\/2009\/10\/31\/halloween\/halloween6\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"198\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"131\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"426\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/stoccoroy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/Halloween6.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"722,480\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Scrunchy face\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stoccoroy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/Halloween6.jpg?fit=300%2C199&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stoccoroy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/Halloween6.jpg?fit=474%2C315&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stoccoroy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/Halloween6.jpg?w=198&#038;h=131&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stoccoroy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/Halloween6.jpg?w=722&amp;ssl=1 722w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stoccoroy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/Halloween6.jpg?resize=300%2C199&amp;ssl=1 300w\" width=\"198\" height=\"131\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"198\" data-original-height=\"131\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Scrunchy face\" alt=\"Griffin&#039;s favorite face these days.\" style=\"width: 198px; height: 131px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Griffin&#8217;s favorite face these days. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <\/div> <!-- close row --> <\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Halloween is one of my favorite holidays. There&#8217;s something really magical about the mix of autumn, dressing up as someone else, and heading out into the night. I also have many fond memories of my mom&#8217;s handiwork throughout my childhood Halloweens, so I couldn&#8217;t wait to sew Griffin&#8217;s costume. I knew from the get go &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/stoccoroy.com\/blog\/2009\/10\/31\/halloween\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Halloween<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[24],"class_list":["post-424","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-griffin","tag-halloween"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stoccoroy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/424","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stoccoroy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stoccoroy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stoccoroy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stoccoroy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=424"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/stoccoroy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/424\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7375,"href":"https:\/\/stoccoroy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/424\/revisions\/7375"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stoccoroy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=424"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stoccoroy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=424"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stoccoroy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=424"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}