Monkey See.....Monkey Do

After we came home from Disney on Ice, we rushed to get ready and down to the neighborhood Halloween party. Let me give you a little history on the Halloween costume situation in our house. I didn't know what to dress Andrew as this year, the things I like are generic (fireman, astronaut, monkey, cow) and mean absolutely nothing to him, therefor, he refuses to wear them. The things he likes and would agree to wear are cheesy characters that I am too selfish to let him wear (Bob the Builder, Handy Manny, Thomas, Elmo, Mickey). Not to offend any of you who have or will soon dress your kids in these costumes, I will agree to them next year and all the years after, but right now he is still my baby and I want him to just look sweet and silly! So, my friend Denise let me borrow her son Noah's cow and monkey costume and my friend Caroline bought Andrew a firefighter coat and boots.....3 great options. Except, Andrew has a meltdown when we try to put any of those on him. I thought I would just try tonight before the party and I pumped him up before it, telling him, "you get to wear Noah's monkey shirt, pants and hat." At first it was "No, no monkey shirt" but when we got home, it was like he had no fight left in him after hours of Disney on Ice! I got the costume on him, he never complained and never tried to take it off...Success!

                                                    Halloween story-time

       Sweet Meg aka Sheep and her big sister Kate was Little Bo Peep. Kate had taken her wig off before I got any pics and Andrew broke her sheep herder stick :-(
                                                     Catelyn the UT cheerleader
                                                                Mary Margaret