Continuing the Countdown to Halloween

A couple months before Halloween, Holden started thinking about what he wanted to be. For a long while, it was Captain America, because that superhero had a shield, and he could use a shield to fend off the evil forces of Riley. But, after our trip to the races, he wanted to be a race car driver. Somewhere along the line, he decided that a Green Power Ranger was the way to go.

We went to the Halloween costume store and he thoughtfully perused his choices. No race car drivers and no Green Power Rangers. It came down to Captain America, a Red Power Ranger, something Star Wars and The Flash. With a finger pressed to his lip and a lot of back and forth, he decided on The Flash. His reasoning? The Flash is fast, and so is he.

Riley's costume decision was a lot simpler. He had a choice between the Batman costume Holden had worn the previous two years and Thomas the Train, which he wore last year. Without hesitation, he picked Thomas, and stuck to it ... until his school costume parade, anyway.

A couple weeks before Halloween, they started wearing their costumes at every opportunity, even while doing mundane tasks like watching Go Diego,Go!:In keeping with the Halloween Spirit, we teamed up with the Messingers for a sunset outing to a Culver City pumpkin patch. Holden's pictured here with his class' Brown Bear, who we had to take care of for the weekend. Holden could care less:
Bounce house, always a hit:


We let them each pick one more activity. Riley, of course, chose a train ride:
Holden opted for a pony ride:
Hallie chose face painting: