My Little Ghost

Last month, Jack decided he wanted to be Spiderman for Halloween, but I refused to spend $20 on a costume when there was no guarantee he would actually wear it. So, first we took a family trip to go try on costumes. Jack refused to try it on for us, so we didn't buy anything. A couple of weeks ago, however, he announced he wanted to be a ghost. He has been running around the house with blankets over his head telling us he is a ghost. Since I know my boy doesn't like wigs or masks, the costume process was cheap. I bought a $4 package of cheese cloth at Walmart and cut holes in the center to put over his head. We still figured it was highly unlikely that he would be willing to wear the costume. So, Stuart and I got dressed up first to inspire Jack. Even with that, it took a bribe of 2 pieces of chocolate to get him in costume.

He was a little nervous about it, until our neighbors knocked on our door. Their twins are in kindergarten and of course, Jack wants to do whatever the older kids do. It was like someone flipped a switch and he changed in an instant from a toddler into a kid. He took off down the street with the kids, leaving us parents scrambling to keep up with them. He did not hesitate at any of the houses we visited. He wasn't remotely shy. He was ALWAYS the leader of the pack!

And, let me tell you, our neighbors got into the spirit of things in a BIG way. One couple had a tea party set up outside and dressed as the mad hatter and the queen of hearts. It was awesome. Another had a gruesome chainsaw scene being acted out in their courtyard. Jack wasn't scared. We were stunned at his behavior. It's like he grew up in an instant.

I should point out that we really don't have any pictures of the evening, which is a shame. As the night wore on, his costume got frayed and only looked better. Note to self: do NOT put Stuart in charge of picture taking again. We do have a couple of short videos, but nothing exciting.

Tell me how our son ended up with the most candy of all the kids?! He filled this up before we were done so we took it away and give him the bag for the 20 month old that was with us. Jack filled it up for him.

We ended the evening with some bounce house play at another neighbors house. It was so fun! Every time Jack came down the slide, he would stop and ask our permission to go again...so cute...but he was filthy at the end of the night.

He did great with the candy. He only had one sucker during the night that he never finished. He would have Stuart hold it while he played. He would return and ask for it, take one lick, and give it back to his dad to hold. Too cute!

Have I mentioned how much I love our neighborhood?! Oh, and in his excitement he skipped his nap on Halloween and after all that running around, he slept in until I finally woke him up at 8am this morning! Awesome!