Happy Halloween from the Dark Side

Happy Halloween!

Jake had a great Halloween. When we asked him earlier, he said he wanted to be "Eddie" from the movie "Eddie and the Cruisers" or Elvis, specifically young (hot) Elvis from the '68 comeback special. Eventually it was just Eddie. One of his favorite songs for a long time was "On the Dark Side" from the "Eddie and the Cruisers" movie. He's seen the clip on YouTube dozens of times. Poppy will also show him the music numbers from the movie, including the sequel (how many of you have seen that particular tribute to 80s hair?). Jake also loves watching the DVD of the Elvis Comeback Special -- the one where Elvis was in great shape and wore black leather. Seeing Jake do "Jailhouse Rock" along with Elvis is quite the treat.

When we went out to a Halloween superstore earlier this month, we showed Jake a bunch of costumes. He fell in love with the "50s rebel leather jacket" and that was that.

It was funny, they had a party at his daycare on Wednesday and parents were invited. It was fun to see the kids all dressed up. There wre princesses, Mutant Ninja Turtles, Spiderman, Superman, a fireman, Brett Farve (it is Packer country) -- all the normal things you expect kids to dress up as. And then there was Eddie from "Eddie and the Cruisers." That's my Jake, always the individual.

Jake loves Halloween. We decorated the house inside and out with all of our many light-up pumpkins, talking skulls, ghosts and snow globes, etc. It's been orange and black here for a month now. Party City finally put up their giant, inflatable rooftop pumpkin a few weeks ago, and Jake waves "hi" to "Big Pumpkin" every morning on the way to school and on the way home. It was a sad day yesterday when Big Pumpkin was taken down...

Trick or treating went well this year. Jake went to a bunch of neighborhood houses and came bag with a giant bag of candy. He was polite and sweet, and played his guitar for anyone who asked. :-) He loved seeing all of the many decorations. Of course, all he wants to eat now is candy, but that's a whole different story...