I feel like Halloween started about a month ago for our family because that is about how long Charlie has been wearing his costume. Back in July, I gave Charlie a choice between a pirate and a dinosaur (two characters that he loves to talk about). Without any hesitation, he announced that he wanted to be a pirate like Captain Feathersword from The Wiggles. It took a while to find the perfect costume. As soon as it came in the mail, Charlie wanted to try it on. I kept it hidden in the closet for a while, but as soon as October rolled around, and we were talking about Halloween, it became harder and harder to keep him away from the costume. He would ask to wear the hat out on errands, which was okay with me. He has even been sleeping with the sword for a few weeks. He was more than happy to tell anyone and everyone what he was going to be for Halloween, and we had even practiced saying "Trick-or-Treat".
When it came time to dress up for our playgroup party and trick or treating, Charlie lost all of his enthusiasm. He was not happy about getting into his pirate costume and protested going trick-or-treating. Fortunately, he has quite the sweet tooth, so I was able to lure him out of the house with the promise of filling his jack-o-lantern bucket with more candy than he had ever seen before.
We met up with a few of our neighbors, but Charlie and his buddy Leila did most of their trick-or-treating together. It was perfect because they were both moving at the same speed. At first, Charlie wanted to be held and seemed uncertain. After a couple of houses, he got into it and was okay holding my hand. A packet of Skittles also helped keep him going. We probably went to ten houses, and I could never get Charlie to say "Trick-or-Treat", but he did say thank you and waved goodbye. He and Leila looked so darn cute together, and it was a perfect night for Halloween. The weather was amazing, and I was so proud of Charlie for having such a good time. We both enjoyed visiting with our neighbors and seeing all of the kiddos in their cute costumes.
Poor Jack had to miss out on the Halloween fun. He woke up from his nap today with a runny nose. As the afternoon progressed, the nose got worse, and he was just not himself. I knew he would be miserable if we took him out. I figured he could care less about Halloween, so we decided to keep him in the house. He and Nick stayed home to pass out candy. Nick said he fussed the entire time we were gone. Looks like we have our first cold of the fall. I am sure Charlie will be sick in a no time. We missed having Jack with us, but I have to say, it was nice being able to spend that special time with Charlie.
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