Halloween Costumes

As I watch my kids run around in their new (to them) Halloween costumes, I reflect on Halloween's past. Over the past 6 years, their dad and I have made some cool and not so cool choices. All of the kids have been an animal of some sort; cows, lady bugs and bunnies, oh my! Then there were the traditional years: a pumpkin, a witch, and a pirate (who was very ghetto and kept taking off his homemade peg leg, hook and pirate hat and really just ended up looking like one of those punk kids who don't dress up and walk around expecting candy anyway). We have had character years, SpongeBob (Becca) and a Care Bear (Daniel). I'm still getting flak from Jeff about the Care Bear. I maintain that since he was blue and only two, he was cute not gay. And that distinction brings us to our most cautionary of costume genres. If you have a son, then chances are great that you will have a number of Halloweens as various super heroes. Spend the extra money for the costumes with padding, because long after the mask is gone, the tight fitting unitard remains and the Incredible Hulk becomes a not so masculine Peter Pan. Hmm . . . my Barbie cheerleader is about to nail the Blue Ranger with a Tinkerbell chair, so I better conclude my Halloween ruminations. Hope everyone has a safe and happy Halloween.