This year we had two cowboys. I tried to get them to be Buzz and Woody from Toy Story. Micah had decided early on that he wanted to be a cowboy. Like last year. And the year before that. He has a costume and its a cowboy. End of discussion. Last year he had a cowboy birthday party where he wore his cowboy costume. Now he thinks every year for his birthday he has to wear his cowboy costume. Wow, talk about a boy set in his ways! Since there would be no talking Micah out of a cowboy, I thought Joel could be Buzz.
My plan did not work because Joel decided that he wanted to be Woody too. "Micah be Buzz Wightyear and I be Woody", is the refrain that I heard over and over. Mostly in the car, which is always lovely. With Micah arguing back that he lay claim to Woody as he wanted to be a cowboy. So I ended the argument by saying they could both be Woody. But I was NOT going to be buying a Woody costume. We have enough cowboy gear around the house. So when I got Joel up from his nap on Halloween and started putting on his "costume", he argued that his cowboy hat: "That not Woody hat, that horsey hat!" Somehow I talked him into it and hence you see the two happy cowboys.
Here are some pictures of Micah as a cowboy over the years:
Age 3 1/2
Age 22 months
I forgot that when Micah was 2 1/2 he was a pumpkin. You can see how that turned out:
This picture is as good as it got. I'm surprised to see Micah with a happy face. I remember lots of negotiation to get him into this costume. The thing was he said he wanted to be a pumpkin since Joel was going to be a pumpkin. Ahhh, 2 year olds. I also don't think the stem on his head didn't stay on very long.Maybe next year we will be able to branch out a bit in the costume department. Joel has a train conductor hat that he likes to wear around the house. Maybe Sir Topham Hat will make an appearance next year. But if he does at least he'll have a cowboy for a brother to protect him.
