This was definitely our most fun Halloween yet! Xavier's age right now is SO MUCH FUN! While Steve carved our pumpkin, we let Xavier use the carving tools to carve an apple. Worked like a charm!
Not in the mood for a picture, and I was a tad irritated.
But, we went back a few days later, and he asked me if he could sit to take another picture. He said, "I'll smile this time. I'm a good boy."
Not another one, Mom!
We took him to Target a few weeks before to pick out his costume. He wanted to be Iron Man (Hulk came in a close second). We were all set to go the day of til Xavier asked me to be a witch like in his Room on the Broom book and he asked Steve to be a monster. So I took the day off work and shopped for costumes. When I picked him up from his sitter, he saw my eye makeup, pointed, and said "why your eye green?" He was so puzzled by it. And he remembered it the next morning and was excited I had taken it off!
Not in the mood for a picture, and I was a tad irritated.
But, we went back a few days later, and he asked me if he could sit to take another picture. He said, "I'll smile this time. I'm a good boy."
Not another one, Mom!
We took him to Target a few weeks before to pick out his costume. He wanted to be Iron Man (Hulk came in a close second). We were all set to go the day of til Xavier asked me to be a witch like in his Room on the Broom book and he asked Steve to be a monster. So I took the day off work and shopped for costumes. When I picked him up from his sitter, he saw my eye makeup, pointed, and said "why your eye green?" He was so puzzled by it. And he remembered it the next morning and was excited I had taken it off!
On the days leading up to Halloween, we talked about how Halloween was coming, so the day of we told him Halloween was here! He stopped, looked kind of startled and said "It is? Let's go see it. Out the window." :)
We set out a bowl of candy on our front step and joined Xavier on his hunt for candy. He loved to say "twick uh tweet" and "thank you" and we managed to get him through more houses this year than last year's 6 or 7. He loved to see all the Halloween decorations and always asked if he could touch them. His bucket was getting full and after about 45 minutes, he said, in classic Xavier style, "I'm ready go home." It started to get cold, the warmth from the coffee and bailey's a neighbor passed out was wearing off, so we headed home.
It seemed to end too quickly. The days leading up to Halloween, all Xavier talked about was if Halloween was here. It came and ended in about 2 hours. As we walked from house to house, some of the older parents mentioned to us that they remembered when their kids used to Trick-or-Treat and how much fun it was for them. They took special notice of Xavier and his cuteness, and I could almost see them thinking back to when their kids were kids. It was a sweet reminder of the limited number of costume making, face-painting, hand-holding Halloweens that we will have in our lifetime. And I know we will cherish every single one of them.
Now on to Christmas fun!!
