Once upon a time, I had a baby boy.
I dressed him as a pumpkin for his first Halloween.
Then I dressed him as a fluffy chicken for his second Halloween.
I dressed him as a caterpillar for his third Halloween.
As the years passed, my baby boy grew in wisdom and stature. He began to have an opinion about Halloween. He wanted to be “green bones”, aka a green skeleton. He loved the green skeleton so much that he wore it two years in a row.
Then he was Indiana Jones, followed the next year by a Ninja.
By third grade, we ripped up his old jeans, sprayed his hair orange, and made him a punk rocker, even though he barely knew what one was.
And then, this year.
He’s 9 and in the 4th grade. I knew this day would come. I had seen the older boys come to my door to trick or treat while I cradled my pumpkin baby. I noticed exactly how all the older boys dressed those years when I held my baby chicken’s or fuzzy caterpillar’s hand.
There was no escaping the inevitable. At age 9, he wanted what every other boy his age wanted: blood, gore, chills and thrills. Total freak-out-ness.
Ladies and gentleman, he’s going as the Soul Reaper this year.
He’s excited about it.
But he’ll never escape being my pumpkin.
Haha, so funny and poignant at the same time. He was adorable while it lasted…:) My two eldest informed me this week that they will no longer be dressing up for Halloween. Egads. Well. We shall see about that.
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I’m also dreading that tween/teen stage where they want to stand on street corners in the dark with their friends on Halloween and look cool (i.e. look like they’re up to no good!)
It’s Halloween every day in my house. Gus puts on a costume EVERY day.
You’re only 3 once, Gus. Go for it!
Aw, I love it! So fun to look back on when they were babies.
It is fun! Love your blog name. Will check it out. đŸ™‚
I think he should dress as the chicken again! Visiting from SITS Blogtober. Now following you!
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Aw, that would be awesome if the chicken costume came in big kid size!