Halloween. I love this time of year. The weather goes south. Things tend to get cozier...and spookier. This year promises to be brilliant. We've got Henry - who is 100%, full-on into this thing. Last year he was super cute and fun. But this year, he GETS it. We pulled out the big spider for the front door, the skeletons, the old green witch to sit on the porch..."Mom. We're going to scare A LOT of people with this stuff." Yes sir, we will. And off to Target we go to look for some more decorations. We find a $9.99 Spiderman costume (he's wanted to be Spiderman since Nov. 1, 2007 at 6:00 a.m.) that is pretty much just a blue and red, polyester singlet that makes him look a bit like an ice dancer. Are you sure you don't want the nice Spiderman costume I found online? Nope. He wants this one. We had to get it. It will be ripped all to hell before the 31st (he's slept in it every night since he's had it) and he'll get tired of it. But I'm so glad he's smart enough to remind me it's way more fun to be Spiderman for four weeks than it is for one night. Even if Spiderman looks like he's seen 16 miles of hard road by the time the big night rolls around.
And then we have Miss Stella. Still small enough that I call the shots re her costume. I'm so glad the years of being a pea in the pod and a cozy bear aren't behind us. And I'm definitely thinking cute, fuzzy and not a superhero. Lucky us - we get both sides of the coin living with a 3 1/2 year old and a 3 month old. That's true with everything when it comes to Henry and Stella, but it's fantastically illustrated in pretty vivid colors as we get ready for Halloween.
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