As luck would have it, I was at the Goodwill looking through the Halloween stuff and they had a dragon costume. It is a size too small for Peter, so he looks a bit like Urkel. The hems fall around mid shin and the crotch is so snug it looks like it is strangling important boy parts. But he loves it, and it was cheap money, so I was sold. I threw a pair of green knee socks on him to disguise just how short the pants are and he was good to go.
Except, he refuses to wear the hood. Absolute refusal even for a few seconds for me to take a picture. It definitely reduces the verisimilitude.
Now, Elliot, is still at an age where I have complete control over costumes. I decided on train engineer simply because we had all the clothes, they all fit him and they did not hinder his walking which is still shaky at times even under the best of circumstances.
Except he won't wear his hat either. I think it is a mutiny...a costume headgear mutiny.
Thankfully, Peter will wear the train engineer hat. It is many sizes too small for him and you have to use a shoe horn to get it on, but he loves that thing (he is getting a bigger one for Christmas, but don't tell him) even when it gives him a headache.
All that to say, we are finally ready for Halloween, but I'm pretty sure it is going to be rained out by old party pooper Sandy. It is currently 36 degrees and raining, and tomorrow evening is supposed to be slightly less pleasant. Boo.
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