Fiery Ghost!

Ben got some funny shots of Dexter in his ghost costume in front of the bonfire at Safely Spooky!

Head on fire!

Fiery ghost!

Ghost Costume Practice Run

I was so thankful when Dexter announced a few weeks back that he wanted to be a ghost for Halloween - the easiest costume in the world I thought! Turns out it was a little trickier than I had imagined. First problem: no white sheet! Solution: look at every local dollar store for a white sheet or tablecloth - we finally found one at the grocery store where a stockboy said he thought there were some white sheet sets for $5 in the back room and retrieved one for us. Second problem: we couldn't get the sheet to stay on top of Dexter. Solution: sew the top of it to a knit cap. Third problem: keeping it steady as he walked arounf. Solution: sew some "sleeves" for stability. What I thought would be a matter of saying, "Here's your sheet, kid," turned into a multi-day, multi-task creative endeavor. But he does look adorable and is very happy with his ghost costume.

We discovered the eye hole problem as he tried to get down the stairs out back and missed the last step because he couldn't see his feet.

Frustrated little ghost! But we calmed him down and he merrily went with Daddy to the park for "Safely Spooky".

It was at Safely Spooky where Ben discovered that Dex had no peripheral vision in the costume. The poor child was oblivious to people trying to give him candy unless they were standing directly in front of him. We're going to work on the eye holes before his Halloween party at school, Tae Kwon Do, and real-deal trick or treating!

"A Pleasure to Have in Class"

Dex wrapped up another round of swimming lessons and got a glowing report from the teacher despite the fact that he still refuses to put his face under water. He now will jump into the pool from the side (holding hands) and will propel himself around with a noodle. He is the best in class at floating on his back!

The instructor did let him go underwater when he jumped in at the last lesson - he was shocked and then very proud of himself! We expect the progress to continue when he starts up another round of lessons next week!