Halloween Fever

 

I don't think anyone loves Halloween as much as Benjamin :) Since the beginning of September he has been collecting Halloween items and making Halloween pictures, explaining that he wants to make our house "as spooky as can be." I can only imagine what our house would look like if Ben wasn't limited by the budget his mommy imposes!

 

He wanted to dress up as Horton the Elephant and fell in love with an elephant costume at the store. The largest size they had was a 4, and it is about two inches too small on both the arms and legs, but Benjamin LOVES it! He got to wear it to two Halloween parties last Saturday, and he'll wear it to a Halloween storytime, his preschool party, and--of course--trick or treating.

 

I have to admit that even I have contributed to Ben's Halloween fever. The other day I found a Thomas Halloween DVD (packaged with a "Haunted Caboose"!) that I thought would be a "must-have" for Ben's collection. I put it on his pillow for him to find after school. Janae fell asleep in the stroller on the walk home from school, so I was putting her to bed when Ben found the surprise. He knows to never come into Janae's room while I'm putting her down, but he tiptoed in very quietly and whispered, "I just want to say thank you!"

Now we only have three days to go (we know this because we are counting down pumpkins on a Halloween "advent" calendar I made for Ben). I hope Ben won't be disappointed after all the build-up, but something tells me he's going to love it as much as he thinks he will. It must be so fun to be 4!