He. Was. Turned to Steel

Lately, Alex has been demanding his tricycle. He was promised a tricycle among other big prizes if he completed sections of Big Boy Boot Camp. He knows that not only had he completed the original sections, but he's also moved on to achievement in newly added sections.

Where IS his tricycle?

So, today, Alex, Mommy and Daddy headed out to White Plains to go get Alex's tricycle; a red Schwinn Roadster with 'the hair on it', as Alex calls handlebar fringes.

But no one had the trike in physical stock anymore! We went to Toys R Us and Sports Authority, even to the dreaded (and typically boycotted) Target and Walmart. No one! We had to promise Alex that we would order it online. He was disappointed until we got to the second reason for our trip: a Halloween costume.

Alex has said for months that he wants to be Iron Man for Halloween. I hadn't been able to find a good Iron Man costume in his size and I didn't do any better at Toys R Us. That was until Alex saw the Red Power Ranger costume. It was love immediately.

I guess family costumes would be out this year. I'm not going as a pink or yellow Power Ranger (the female ones). At Target, Dan and I turned on the pressure to get him into a costume the whole family could replicate. No dice, but we did find a better Iron Man costume. At least if Alex chooses to go with Iron Man, then Daddy and Mommy only have to go as Colonel Rhodes and Pepper Potts. Black pinstrip suit for Mommy. Air Force officer's uniform for Daddy.

Once home, Alex wanted to get into his costumes right away. He loved the Power Ranger one and he actually looked really good in it. Then he remembered the Iron Man costume. It was Iron Man all the way then. It seems he's not too sure which one he'll wear for Halloween trick or treating, but he's sure to have fun whichever one it is.

While we were home, Mommy made the mistake of looking up adult sized Power Ranger costumes and one of the first to return in the search was the Pink Power Ranger. Alex saw it and excitedly declared that Mommy would be the Pink Power Ranger for Halloween and that Daddy would be the blue one because, as Alex says, "they're the Red Power Ranger's friends".

Not at 72 dollars for pink and 95 dollars for red, my friend. I think we may go with T shirts or something.

Saturday, September 25