Halloween 2010

we had a rather successful halloween. i thought i was going to be in for a battle seeing as how the week prior to halloween Cash had been changing his mind on his costume. he requested to be everything from a cowboy to a giraffe witch-doctor. come 4pm Cash was asking if it was finally time to get in his costume. we talked it up all day so i think he was finally read and once i laid it out for him to see he just couldn't resist any longer. he was a pirate and a perfect little pirate at that. he had a totally home made costume (except for his sword). I got an old pair of black sweatpants and cut them up at the bottom, a white shirt and red sash (which i cut from an old red t-shirt). he rejected the two pirate hats that we have at the house so after reading our new book "How I Became a Pirate" i was inspired and remembered that i had an old pair of witch stockings. i cut the foot off one and that became a pirate stocking cap! Cash was responsible for the finishing touch - his boots. I was just going to put his tennis shoes on him but he stopped me and said that Pirates wear boots. I thought i was in trouble but remembered that we actually have a great pair of boots that he rejected when we first got them but now they are officially in the rotation.  

Cooper was the pirate's parrot. He didn't put up a fight at all - in true Cooper fashion. He didn't actually go trick or treating so he didn't wear his costume long but long enough to get the Halloween spirit. 

We went over to Addison's house and had dinner and then the big kids and daddies went out trick or treating. They lasted just a little under an hour and came back with bags full of candy. Cash was a little too shy to actually say trick or treat but he didn't get scared. 

We got rid of all the candy the following day - knowing Cash he would eat candy for every meal for the rest of his life if he could.