Had a good time with my S's this Halloween evening. Up until the night before last S6 wanted to go as Lightning McQueen from his favorite movie, Cars. But he changed his mind at the last minute and decided to be Batman. W knew I had a plan to do something special one Halloween when the boys were old enough and in the right frame of mind, so she asked whether this would be a good year to carry out my idea -- I had thought that one Halloween S6 could go as Batman, S2 would go as Robin and I would rent a tuxedo and go as Alfred (as their escort while Trick-or-Treating.)
With S6 changing his mind at the last minute, I had no chance of getting a tux before tonight, which made my plan unlikely. However I happened to find the perfect Teen-Titans Robin costume for S2, and so I decided I would wear a trench coat and go as Commissioner Gordon. I told W I had a new plan, but she warned me that now S2 was in love with the puppy dog costume that S6 had worn when he was that age. I told W we'd let S2 decide for himself, and I had the Robin costume in case he was in favor. I also bought some silver-gray hair paint to turn myself into Gotham's commissioner.
I also took a lantern/flashlight and put a paper bat symbol on its lens, to turn it into a miniature bat signal.
When I drove up to our house, I disccovered that W had worked hard this afternoon to turn our Radio Flyer wagon into the Batmobile. She did such a good job, I was so surprised and delighted. S6 was beaming too, having helped her.
At one point, before we were to go out into the neighborhood, I went into the bathroom to spray my hair with the silver hair-paint. When I came out W said that I didn't look any different. I started to laugh, but then I realized that W wasn't joking. My natural hair color, while shot through with some gray, is still (mostly) dark brown. So I have to think that W was being a little snide and trying to get a rise out of me. I shrugged it off.
We had a great time, the boys and I. My S's looked absolutely cool and adorable at the same time in their outfits. I used some super-hold hair gel on S2's hair to make his "spikey" like Robin's. S2 was so cute! W stayed behind to hand out candy while my S's and I went around the neighborhood with friends and neighbors, and then it was over, all so soon. Another Halloween over.
I thanked W for all her efforts, for helping to pull this off. She really did so much to help out in getting this fun Halloween plan worked out -- I really was not expecting that. I know I shouldn't read to much into it, but it was something my W would have done many years ago.
However, I started to give her a hug in thanks as she was walking by, but she moved out of my reach before I could close the distance. She's still avoiding contact with me. Oh well...
