It took me a while to blog this because it took me a while to recover!! This whole day/event may seem petty and crazy... but I tell you in the moment IT WAS NOT!!
Halloween fell on a day where we take Melanie to story hour at the library. I thought, oh how cute would it be if you guys dressed up and went! I got 2 yes and 1 no.
My one no... Maxwell! This should really come as no surprise to me as he hasn't dressed up the past few years. HOWEVER! This child was so sad when I showed up with costumes for the girls and not him!! His words were... "But Mom!! I would dress up if I was an army man!" It never crossed my mind to be an army man so I thought this was brilliant and we immediately went to Savers and got him a costume. Which he was thrilled about! Down right proud of!! Thank you Mom! Your the best Mom!!
Now! Halloween Day!
Nope! Not doing it! I never said those words! I never dress up! Worst Mom ever!
Then I have these visions on how to do Mallory's hair for Wonder Woman. I pinterested it! I had the vision!! She was in her costume before any one of us was dressed. She was ready! I tell her how we are going to do her hair with her Wonder Woman headband. She says, "Um. I can't find it."
She literally could not find it!! See as soon as she got this costume she ripped off the headband and put it on! She didn't take it off for a few days!! Now... its gone. Like so gone! We can't find it anywhere!! Your telling me... Lynn this is why we don't use/wear the costumes until Halloween. YES! I agree!! But I was tricked into thinking I was the worst Mom by telling them they had to wait until Halloween so I caved (peer pressure) and told them if they broke, ripped, or lost anything it was not my fault!! And then when it really happened I should of not cared... but I did!
Now Melanie who is a butterfly. A few weeks before Halloween Max comes in the house with Melanie's headband to her costume in two pieces! He found it outside broke laying in the lawn! I had dug out Melanie's headband for a little photo session on the front steps and then put the headband on the counter. We had friends over and Mallory took the headband and I asked her not too (because I know it is going to get broke) she promised she wouldn't. Well... she didn't. But she passed it onto one of the friends we had over... and she was wearing it and broke it and left it lay in the lawn.
This begins Halloween!!
This year Lukas stopped over to walk with the girls while they trick or treated. He does the scary side of Halloween and the little two do not like that!! We had Lukas put his mask on after he was behind the kids. Well Melanie eventually turned around and saw it and she ran!
Max had to sleep with his light on all night. He just doesn't like the scary side of Halloween. I totally understand that. I may be just like him.
Halloween also fell on a night were Jesse couldn't be with us. (He was working out of town.) Grandma to the rescue!! It was cold this year (we had snow the day before) and so we were piled under blankets and had a heater going!!
The cat! Claws! You guys, I can't even make this up! Claws wasn't around all day and then when trick or treating started he shows up! My Mom hates cats more then me! He tried to sit with them on the step and then I think they made him leave because he was getting in the candy bowl. Well I was out with the girls trick or treating down our street [I swear to you] I saw Claws chasing a group of kids into a yard!! Then he eventually sat here in our landscaping watching everyone. He even got into our house one time and was quickly hauled out by the kids because my Mom and I are not going to touch him!
We ended the night with some candy and sent the kids to bed and I found a glass of wine and ate a few of my favorite candy bars from the kids stash.
I also swore off buying any more costumes.
