at explorer's fall festival.
finn wore his new luke skywalker costume and i convinced scout that wearing his
white stormtrooper costume wasn't a great idea because it would get really dirty {the truth}
instead, i suggested he wear the owl costume that finn wore 2 years prior.
he furrowed his brow at my suggestion.
i responded with "did you know owl's are fierce predators".
{cool or scary costumes are preferred. 'cute' costumes aren't}.
after he tried it on, he went to a full length mirror and exclaimed "i look ridiculous!"
i begged to differ and convinced him he would be unique and that owls are VERY cool.
finn agreed and shared some some owl knowledge with him.
he also shared that he wore the costume when he was 6 and in first grade,
a whole year older than him. that upped the coolness factor a lot for scout!
he ended up wearing it AND the black tights too. *yay*
finn agreed and shared some some owl knowledge with him.
he also shared that he wore the costume when he was 6 and in first grade,
a whole year older than him. that upped the coolness factor a lot for scout!
he ended up wearing it AND the black tights too. *yay*
the boys ran around from booth to booth with their limited number of tickets we purchased for them. i spent half the day volunteering at the pumpkin bowl booth which was more work than i anticipated. setting up toilet paper rolls into pyramids over and over again proved exhausting, so i eventually recruited some helpers: finn and his friends. {and rewarded them with candy}
it was a little bittersweet seeing scoutie in this costume.
i worked so hard on it for finn a few years back.
now, my last little boy is wearing it.
i'm so glad that scout wore it proudly in the end.
i will never tell him he looked absolutely adorable, instead of fierce. *wink*
at bedtime, he reminded me that on halloween, he is going to be
a stormtrooper from star wars, NOT an owl.
absolutely i said.
