10.31.2009

Halloween as Captain America


Halloween is the best holiday of the year. I put up decorations in September this year.

Monday: Wore part of the costume to school
Wednesday: Wore full costume to OMSI and won tickets to haunted house
Friday: Dressed up and went to Trunk or Treat at the church, then Frightmare Haunted House.
Saturday: Dressed up again and attended a Halloween party at a friend's house.

At the Trunk or Treat church party we put the back seats down so Trace could hide in the car. We used a big black sheet to cover the inside of the truck and set up a graveyard scene with a bowl of candy. Trace's hand was wrapped in blood stained bandage to fit the scene. I would give Trace the clue ("Grab a Butterfingers") and he would grab the hand in the candy bowl. The kids thought it was pretty scary and then pretty funny after the initial shock.

Trace was Captain America and I was Wonder Woman. In our attempt to find the haunted house we stopped at Wendy's to ask for directions. A 3-year-old girl looks up at Trace wide-eyed and says, "A super hero." I walked in a few minutes later, "Another super hero." She walked up to us awestruck rattling off her life story. For a brief moment in time we really felt like super heroes.

5 comments:

Dean and Dawnie said...

What fun! You two crazy people. I love the story of the little girl and the bloody hand that grabbed the bigger kids!

Oh what fun!

Dean and Dawnie said...

Ohhhhhh, Captain America! That is a great costume! Where is your wife, I want to see Wonder Woman too!

Thanks for posting this....it is really great.
love, MOM

Tonya said...

I wanna see pics of Erica too! How fun!

mariann and Tory said...

Yay!!! Does this mean you guys are not shutting down? We took a vote and we don't want you guys to shut down!! Stay up!
Awesome costume!!

Polkowske Fam said...

How do you guys come up with such awesome costumes??? I must be pretty dull b/c I can never come up with any cool ideas...my poor kids have to rummage through our dress-up box and figure something out! Did you get any pics from the trunk or treat...that would have spooked me! Glad you are having such fun!