from a ninja, a gardener and a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle!
I am actually very pleased that Halloween turned out to be a nice little event. It was perhaps the nicest Utah trick or treating weather on record. Nobody even needed jackets. I honestly don't like Halloween so it's sometimes a challenge for me to muster up enough interest in the whole thing to allow my kids to be kids.
We had a bit of drama with my oldest about what he wanted to be this year. The Halloween expectations of a third grader are kind of intense. There was no way I was going to pay $70 for the storm trooper costume that he really wanted and his dad's attempt to turn him into the Incredible Hulk with old green sweats from DI just was not going to cut it. Finally on Thursday he said he'd be willing to try the ninja outfit we had seen at Target last week (you know, the one to which he turned up his nose up and said "um, I don't think so"). Lucky we got the last one in his size and by then it was on clearance!
My daughter decided weeks ago that she was going to be a gardener--not a farmer or a cowboy, a gardener. She came up with that idea all by herself and put the costume together pretty much on her own (I put the patches on her pants but that's it). I was worried that as we got closer to the big day she would give in to the commercialism of it or seek the approval of her peers and change her mind, but she didn't. We didn't catch it in the picture but she carried around a little basket containing plastic vegetables, a spade and gardening gloves. It was adorable.
And my little guy is the perfect age to just be whatever is available. He wore the pirate costume from his birthday to the ward party and we dug out his brother's old ninja turtle outfit for trick or treating. He's generally pretty agreeable.
Most of all, I'm just glad that Halloween is over. Now we can focus on being grateful and eating pie. What could be better than that!
5 comments:
My middle girl came up with her own costume too--and said it was her best costume EVER. Even though everyone thought she was something else. Glad she was happy. Cute gardener!
Darling kids. I too am glad when Halloween is over. Guess teaching school with hundreds of little spooks around is enough to turn anyone off to Halloween. Now if we can get this election over with and all the campaign signs down we'll be home free!
We decided to boycott Halloween this year- mostly because we had Uncle Dave in town and were showing him around! The kids didn't mind one bit! I agree that Thanksgiving is a much better option for a holiday!
It really is too bad costumes are so expensive because that really is the best part of Halloween (that's one of the main reasons I acted is so I could legitimately play dress-up) but your kids looked way cute in spite of it!
I really thought I was the only person that didn't like Halloween. I'm so glad I found a friend!! This holiday is such a waste. You buy costumes you'll never wear again, and you have to buy candy for other people's kids, and your own kids come home with so much junk that's bad for them.... I could go on and on and on.... I can't wait for a more meaningful holiday myself. Bring on the turkey and mashed potatoes!
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