Two weeks before Halloween, we went to the Halloween store trying to get costume ideas. Sophia was completely enthralled in the mechanical scary things. They had a mechanical Freddy Krueger, Pin Head, and some other character. All three were behind cages and rigged with a button to push in order to set them off. Sophia cycled between the three characters pushing the buttons for at least an hour. She seemed intrigued, almost as if she were analyzing their mechanical and electrical workings. It made me smile. That’s my girl!
At some point a woman in her mid-twenties passed by the same characters right in front of Sophia and told her companion that those mechanical dolls my three year old was watching with curiosity scared her. *blink* *blink* Really? It’s broad daylight.
A week later, we went to the costume store, again to seek ideas. Kurt pulled out a Super Girl costume and Sophia seemed interested in it. It was one costume where no headgear was required and it wasn’t some bulky suit that was so clearly not like clothing, so it could have worked for her. Unfortunately, we couldn’t find it in Sophia’s size.
Sophia wandered off to another isle where they had a mechanical guy raising up from the dead up on the top shelf. I don’t know if it was Sophia or Kurt that found the toy on the bottom shelf behind their viewing point of dude raising from the dead, but either way I was quickly summoned by Kurt to see my daughter just melt my heart. I rounded the corner to see Sophia wilding a battery operated chainsaw complete with fake blood splatter and laughing maniacally. Kurt grabbed another chainsaw and the two of them had a chainsaw sword fight in the isle as passersby laughed at the idea of such a cute little girl being a chainsaw murderer. Now THAT is my girl! Brings a tear to the eye. *sniff*
That is how we got out costume ideas. Kurt decided to be Jason wielding an axe, I was either going to be a victim covered in blood or a crazed pregnant lady covered in blood wielding a butcher knife, and Sophia would wear last year’s Wednesday Addams outfit and carry the chainsaw.
The next day we all went grocery shopping and the lady at checkout asked Sophia what she was going to be for Halloween. Kurt piped up and told her Sophia was going to be a chainsaw murderer. The lady laughed and then asked Sophia, “Are you going to be a fairy princess?” Sophia gave her a look of, “are you kidding me?” Oh she is so my girl.
Halloween didn’t work out quite as planned. Sophia wore her Old Navy Linus shirt with the Great Pumpkin on it, had her blanket and of course sucked her thumb. She didn’t want anything to do with trick or treating. Kurt and I still had fun visiting with friends and watching their kids run amuck gathering candy from strangers. At one point our friends’ daughter who is the same age as Sophia adopted Kurt and had him lead her around for trick or treating. It was adorable to watch.

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