So Ben has been pining for a police uniform for months now. He happily pulled an "uniform" out of his regular clothes (tan shorts paired with a navy blue polo shirt) for his birthday last month. Alas, he had found a Halloween catalogue on it's way to the recycle bin and he been carrying it around all dreamy about the realistic looking costumes. If they weren't so expensive ($50 and up), I could justify getting him a few and letting him wear them throughout the year. Goodness knows, my kids certainly get enough wear out of all of their costumes. And anything for Ben gets a good trickle down of two other kids.
So I spent the big bucks on a costume for Ben and he's over the moon when it arrives. He wears it all day, except meals when he slips out of it so it won't get dirty. I catch sight of him trying to direct the cars as they drive by. Very cute! He was waiting for his neighbor friends to come home so he could let them have their turn getting caught. Watch out G court, the law is out and he's stalking you!
Between the two of them, Ben and Edie broke and then decided to share the plastic handcuffs that came with the uniform. Yes, that means just one cuff per kid but they have imagination big enough to make up the other half! Before that, Edie made her own handcuffs using banded together hairbands (rainbow colors!) At mama school, ingenuity reigns supreme.
With weeks to go, Edie is still saying she will be a dragon (a hand-me-down costume in our dress up reserves) and sometimes adds she will be a police dragon. Everyone needs a side kick, even if it's your little sister dressed as a dragon.
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