Re: Kids will be Kids
Posted: Oct 31, 2016 5:57 pm
The Saga of Halloween Costume Drama
Part 1 - Wednesday Night Gymnastics
It all began this past Wednesday night. Evan has gymnastics and the day before Halloween the kids dress up and do a spook walk, so that was our costume deadline. We had asked Evan multiple times leading up to Halloween what he wanted to be, but he gave us a different answer every time. One of them, was a dinosaur. So we found this cute costume online at the last minute and ordered it and it was supposed to arrive Wednesday.
Well, gymnastics rolls around and no costume, Evan and I spent ages arguing about even going. I kept telling him he'd get candy, no go. But as the minutes ticked by, we finally agreed on going, but not on a costume. Evan had been promised a dinosaur and it hadn't arrived. I called my husband and he made an emergency trip to Target and the ONLY thing they had in Evan's size that was also flexible (that he could do tumbling in) was an ice cream cone. So my hubby snagged it.
My husband walks in the door ready to turn around and immediately head to gymnastics and Evan suddenly announces he will go in his pirate costume from last year. Fine. Whatever. That works.
(Oh, and Evan's dinosaur costume showed up about 30 min after he left.)
Part 2 - Friday Night Trunk or Treat
Friday night our church was hosting a trunk or treat (for those who don't know what that is, you just have a bunch of hosts park their cars in a parking lot, decorate the trunk of their vehicle, and hand out candy). Evan announced he wanted to go as a pirate again. Cool. We assumed Ariel would be happy going in one of her million dress up princess outfits, or something like that. Evan's all ready to go, but Ariel completely melted down on me when I tried to show her the outfits she had to choose from. I finally popped her into a pink and leopard print tutu with a tail and ear headband. I thought I'd never hear the end of the screaming. So I pulled her back out of it and planned to stay home with her since she showed no interest in going. But with the realization that Daddy and Brother were going to go get candy, she announced she wanted to go and she wanted to wear that dumb Ice Cream Cone costume. So it worked out.
Part 3 - Trick or Treating at Family's Houses
Drama free night. Nothing happened.
Part 4 - Evan's School Halloween Party Monday Morning
Would have been drama free except Evan ate too many cookies and threw up on his pirate costume.
Part 5 - Official trick or treating.
Soooo.... with the pirate costume off the table, we were back to square one negotiations with Evan. After much debate, he announced he would wear his dinosaur costume... from when he was two (he is four). Well, he still fits into it but the legs are a bit short so it does look kind of funny.
After seeing her big brother in a dinosaur costume, Ariel (who is two) announced she wanted to be a dinosaur too. So we stuck her in Evan's brand new dinosaur costume and pinned up the legs so she wouldn't trip and wipe out.
The end.
Part 1 - Wednesday Night Gymnastics
It all began this past Wednesday night. Evan has gymnastics and the day before Halloween the kids dress up and do a spook walk, so that was our costume deadline. We had asked Evan multiple times leading up to Halloween what he wanted to be, but he gave us a different answer every time. One of them, was a dinosaur. So we found this cute costume online at the last minute and ordered it and it was supposed to arrive Wednesday.
Well, gymnastics rolls around and no costume, Evan and I spent ages arguing about even going. I kept telling him he'd get candy, no go. But as the minutes ticked by, we finally agreed on going, but not on a costume. Evan had been promised a dinosaur and it hadn't arrived. I called my husband and he made an emergency trip to Target and the ONLY thing they had in Evan's size that was also flexible (that he could do tumbling in) was an ice cream cone. So my hubby snagged it.
My husband walks in the door ready to turn around and immediately head to gymnastics and Evan suddenly announces he will go in his pirate costume from last year. Fine. Whatever. That works.
(Oh, and Evan's dinosaur costume showed up about 30 min after he left.)
Part 2 - Friday Night Trunk or Treat
Friday night our church was hosting a trunk or treat (for those who don't know what that is, you just have a bunch of hosts park their cars in a parking lot, decorate the trunk of their vehicle, and hand out candy). Evan announced he wanted to go as a pirate again. Cool. We assumed Ariel would be happy going in one of her million dress up princess outfits, or something like that. Evan's all ready to go, but Ariel completely melted down on me when I tried to show her the outfits she had to choose from. I finally popped her into a pink and leopard print tutu with a tail and ear headband. I thought I'd never hear the end of the screaming. So I pulled her back out of it and planned to stay home with her since she showed no interest in going. But with the realization that Daddy and Brother were going to go get candy, she announced she wanted to go and she wanted to wear that dumb Ice Cream Cone costume. So it worked out.
Part 3 - Trick or Treating at Family's Houses
Drama free night. Nothing happened.
Part 4 - Evan's School Halloween Party Monday Morning
Would have been drama free except Evan ate too many cookies and threw up on his pirate costume.
Part 5 - Official trick or treating.
Soooo.... with the pirate costume off the table, we were back to square one negotiations with Evan. After much debate, he announced he would wear his dinosaur costume... from when he was two (he is four). Well, he still fits into it but the legs are a bit short so it does look kind of funny.
After seeing her big brother in a dinosaur costume, Ariel (who is two) announced she wanted to be a dinosaur too. So we stuck her in Evan's brand new dinosaur costume and pinned up the legs so she wouldn't trip and wipe out.
The end.