It has begun, the consummate joy and understanding of holidays. From a child's perspective that is to say; Halloween equates costumes and candy, Christmas - presents and candy, Valentines day - hearts and candy, Easter - eggs and candy. See a familiar theme? Funny thing is, I never emphasized the candy, he is just bombarded by the blatant over-marketing of a given holiday anywhere we go.
What does this mean for me, one whom seems to not be prepared for or get into the "spirit of season" until the 11th hour? It means -
Game On Girl!!
This year I decided to be proactive, Harrison repeatedly announced that he wanted to be Obi Wan Kanobi, so I started doing some searching.
Star Wars outfits are expensive!! D'oh!
Then last week we stopped by a place on the way home from church, I talked to the owner a bit, found the Star Wars section and made a mental note for another time. But the owner, having 6 kids of his own, gave his "one and only Halloween gift", as he put it. He offered a substantial discount for the costume. I accepted.
We came home and immediately tried the costume on again. Harrison was excited, yes, but when he saw himself in the mirror for the first time - well, the moment was priceless. The expression that enveloped his face is one that shatters a mother's heart into a million pieces on contact.
A look of Total Exhilaration.
And then he slept in it.And that is MY Best Shot.
15 comments:
Wow you are amazing and he looks so cute - won't you be laughing at me when I'm scrambling the week before - lol ha ha!
so cute...my daughter is counting down the days...I love that he slept in it..hehe
Aw! I love it! :) He's so adorable.
We are piecing costumes together, still. sigh.
Totally love that he slept in.
"and then he slept in it"! HA!
these are wonderful, wonderful shots.
bean wants to be a flamingo for halloween..... i'm not sure how to pull that one off.
*smile* HUGE *smile*
He looks super fab and ready to take on Darth.
The force is strong in that one :)
Those shots are amazing! He looks sooooooo thrilled. Great job on the costume and the captures.
Happy Monday!
The holidays are going to be such a different experience here, too! She's really going to GET IT this year, and I'm so excited for that! We haven't settled on a costume yet, tho - it's different every time I ask. Harrison looks unbelievably cute in his Star Wars get-up!
My daughter would freak out if she saw this. She keeps changing her mind who she wants to be for Halloween. Harrison looks so cute!! He is definitely ready to fight evil.
Well, I don't think you could have made your boy any happier.
What a perfect Obi Wan. I love how you talked about his face when he finally saw himself in the mirror. The look of pure joy on a childs face is wonderful. Great job Mommmy!
he looks so cute! and, how fun that he got so excited this year! you are amazing to already have Halloween done!
So cute! The action in that second shot is fun!
My husband wants to dress our kids as Yoda and Leia. Wish me luck!
Oh. My. So sweet! He looks like he is ready to take on the galaxy. LOL at the sleeping in it part - you KNOW he loves it then, right?
Oh my, it doesn't get any cuter than THAT. And I adore that he knows what he wants already. Daaaang Harrison is a cutie!
check you out, girl!
oh, that look is just too much, too.
he looks like a supreme Obi!
Oh that is an awesome costume!
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