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This past August, when I asked Charlie what he wanted to be for Halloween, I wasn’t sure what type of response I’d get. Last year I just got a blank stare, so I had to give him three choices. This year, he answered very quickly, “A pirate or a dragon.” I have found, lately, that he usually has a very clear opinion about what he would like. It is a change that I (usually) appreciate!

By September, the dragon was out and all he wanted to be was a pirate. In fact, he decided that he wanted to be a robot pirate. What is a robot pirate? It is a boy, dressed as a pirate, that speaks pirate-talk in a monotone voice. It is a Charlie creation that I laughed at for about two months. We picked out a pirate costume in late September, and Charlie enjoyed wearing it several times leading up to Halloween. His favorite part of the costume? The telescope. We offered him an eye patch, a telescope, or a bird for his shoulder. (The bird was in honor of my sister, Liel, who once became fascinated with a fake bird at Christmas time.) Again, Charlie had a clear opinion and said that he needed a telescope. Actually, he kept calling it a stethoscope... So we repeatedly were talking about the difference between the two! Charlie still plays with his telescope almost every day.

On Halloween, Andy and I had the final day of our Labor and Birth preparation classes. So Charlie got to go play with Candice, Tanna, and Candice’s parents. He was respectfully worn out by the time we picked him up, after hours of playing with the baby, playing in leaves, and photos – which I think Candice has up on Facebook. He woke up really quickly when we got home though! We only had an hour or two until trick-or-treat time, so we watched The Great Pumpkin and ate some dinner. Then he and Andy headed out to go door to door. I was amazed at how much candy he was able to collect in a short period of time. How does that happen? All in all, it was a great Halloween!