Cowboy Day

Most of your know or have heard me talk about Wes and his LOVE of dressing up. Around the age of 18 months he received his first pair of rain boots as a gift from my mom. They were the cutest little things! They were red and covered in Dalmatians. They graced his big baby feet everywhere...to water "his" flower garden, to stomp in rain puddles, to romp through the mud, and to run errands (while wearing the sweetest of smocked shortalls).

Some days it was even hard to get them off his feet for naptime!

Before long our first born was all about some role play. I believe his first "costume" was derived from Kris' Lasik goggles and a long sleeve T-shirt- turned cape.

As the idea of dressing up for Halloween became imprinted on his mind and he started seeing costumes for purchase, his world view was expanded. Soon we had Spiderman, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle, Fireman, Policeman, Dragon, Construction Worker, and Cowboy costumes hanging from his dress-up peg hooks. Later he acquired Darth Vader, a larger size Spiderman, Incredible Hulk, Storm Trooper and Race Car Driver costumes. (Most of these were gifts or purchased on clearance - $5 or less - after Halloween) And, to this day he is still a fan of dressing up. Some days, he morphs through several characters!

Last week his afternoon unit at school was on Cowboys. The teacher sent home a note announcing they would have Cowboy Day at the end of the week and to feel free to dress up. Wes immediately began scheming his costume plans. You see, he has outgrown a number of the pieces of his (actually my brother's) cowboy costume. The main piece to re-create on his agenda: the belt buckle! He homemade his own belt buckle and proudly left for school on Cowboy Day feeling ready to take on any bad guy of the Wild West!

Note the cardstock pistol. Kris drew that for him to carry since they were not allowed to carry "real" guns!