The kids' requests were pretty straight forward this year. Kyle wanted to be a red super hero and Claire a snow leopard. A google image search landed us on Baymax from Big Hero 6 for Kyle. He was quite happy to wear the costume around the house and even got to wear it to school last week.
Surprisingly, there was a girl's snow leopard costume easily available that made Claire happy too. She chose not to wear the white fur boot covers, but they would likely have been wet and muddy when we returned.
Since Halloween fell on a weekend, our neighborhood trick or treat took place on the actual day. Unfortunately it was cold and raining the entire time:( The kids were happy to make it around our circle and head back in. The houses were happy to see us and rewarded the kids with extra candy.
We had to make a quick stop at the grocery store after. Kyle was happy to keep his costume on while Claire thought everyone would be looking at her and took it off in the car. She also didn't want her brother to see her off to the bus the day he was dressed up for school. It's interesting to watch her self-awareness and self consciousness develop. Makes me a little sad. The new car carts at the grocery store, however, made both of these kids happy as can be.
