Treat!

We originally wanted Clark to be Superman for Halloween this year, but I was unable to find a Superman costume that would fit him in the proper way that would adequately show his bulging biceps. So as I was walking down an aisle in Target trying to decide what to do, all of the sudden, Clark starts pointing and screams out ELMO!!! And he was right, there was Elmo...at least a red furry thing with a Elmo face on it. I just had to get it after seeing Clark's reaction. I got home all excited to try it on Clark, but he would have nothing to do with it ON his body...he just wanted to carry it around with him. So, after days of both me and Tanner wearing the 'Elmo hat' (Clark loves hats, so we figured if we called it something he liked, he might
wear it) around the house, Clark was sufficiently happy to wear it for Halloween. We spent Halloween at my parents' house and went trick-or-treating in a neighborhood close by. It was actually a lot of fun because there were a lot of people around, and it reminded Tanner and I of the 'old days' when everyone would walk the neighborhood with their kids and it was just good clean fun.


Clark really enjoyed ringing the doorbells, and he wanted to go into every house to hang out...especially if he heard a dog inside. We couldn't get him to say trick-or-treat...but he would say "treat!" He would wear the Elmo hoodie for the initial door opening but would inevitably pull it down while standing at the door. The funny part was, he got more of a reaction from people when he would take his hoodie off and people would see his blonde hair underneath! He wanted nothing to do with his trick-or-treat bag, until he saw that people put candy in it...and then he wanted to carry/drag it everywhere. We had a lot of fun!