I'm thinking I might dress Charlie up as something uber cute for Halloween. I've never looked forward to Halloween, and have never been to a Halloween party or even dressed up for Halloween-- at least not as an adult. Even when I was a kid my Halloween costumes were really lame. When I was really little, we always went to the "fall festival" at church, and everyone had to dress up as a Bible character. That sucked. Everyone came wrapped in sheets and crap, and you couldn't tell who was supposed to be who-- except for the obvious ones, like Noah, who had some animals with him, or Mary, who carried a baby doll. When I got older, I didn't have to go to the lame ass fall festival anymore, but my mom wouldn't buy me a real costume (and I didn't really want one) so I had to improvise, usually at the last minute. One time I wore a karate gi, and went as Karate Kid. That was embarrassing. I think that was the last year I bothered.
But now I have a child, through whom I can live vicariously. And I can use him to get candy.
So what do y'all think? A little pumpkin? Nah, that's too easy. They have some good costumes for sale at Gymboree, but there are only 3 or 4 choices: a glow worm looking thing, a lion, a train conductor, and something else I can't remember. So I think there will be lots of glow worms and lions and train conductors. I'll be brainstorming, but I'm not very creative, so I need suggestions.
I have no idea where I will take him TO if I do dress him up. His first birthday is the next day, so I'll probably be more concerned with that than Halloween anyway. Maybe I'll just dress him up, take some pics of him, and call it a night.
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Oh, put a patch over his eye and dress him up as a pirate!
I can just see him in a striped shirt, black pants, pirate hat, and holding a fake sword.
You know what's really scary? Zombie babies. Or dirty clowns. Or - as my ladyfriend says - a sperm. Not only would it be scary-disturbing, but it would be a big hit if you took him through the ghetto.
lol
The pirate idea is cute. I think it would be hilarrrrious to dress him up as something gorey, like a zombie. A sperm would be funny too though.
Tim will probably have a good idea. He usually does. We haven't discussed it yet. I'll ask him today and let y'all know what his crazy ass comes up with.
They have a lot of cute costumes at costumeexpress.com
For Grey's first Halloween, I just dressed him up and took pictures. His grandparents took him to the lame church fall festival. I don't think he's ever been trick or treating, probably because we lived in scary hell...maybe we'll take him this year. :)
And, we'll get to eat all his candy because he doesn't like candy. Yep. My kid doesn't like candy. WTF?
Beth, I KNOW! I offered him a brownie, and he was like, "It's DOODOO!" ahahah!
Maybe it's a blessing. No sugar buzzes on top of the already hyper 3 year old stuff. Charlie has already decided that he loves sweets. I shouldn't have let him taste that ice cream.
Dear God, if he had a sugar buzz on top of his normal spastic behavior, I would have to be further medicated. Gah, he's hyper enough already...wonder how long before they try to put him on Ritalin? :)
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