15 minutes = $30

[googly eye glasses that Grandma and Grandpa were handing out}

The first costume Zane picked out was a Tiger. It was sized for age 3-4. I didn't think to try it on him before we left the store. Because, well, he's size 3-4. A couple hours after we got home, he said he wanted to try it on. Well...we tried to put it on. I think the size was more like 24 months...it was a 1 piece "suit" and it was about 5 inches too short from going over his shoulders, and the legs were 4-5 inches too short as well. So the Halloween Store's policy...No Returns, No Exchanges, No Refunds.

Well, that is, unless you are me. Natch.

We went back to the store that night, about 4 hours after we purchased the Tiger costume, and I explained the situation. She hemmed and hawed a bit and then decided that as long as we pick something that is the same price or more we could exchange it.

YIPPEE.

So, we settled on the Thomas the Tank Engine costume, $30 - more expensive than the tiger. Again, natch.

He wore it for approximately 15 minutes tonight. We went to 2 houses in Adrian (Grandma and Grandpa Owens' neighborhood) and then he was done. He didn't even want to sit on the porch and hand out candy. He wanted to sit inside and play with his trucks/trains. He didn't even want to eat any candy.

Daddy is disappointed that he appears to have developed his mother's love (read: dislike) of Halloween.