Buzz

Today was the local children's Halloween parade and what a day it was. From the beginning, Donny wasn't sure he wanted to wear his costume, but Abigail was dressed and ready to go. In fact, she was an angel the entire time.

I was putting Donny's costume on when his best friend arrived. That's when he decided he was going to wear his costume and be Buzz. Zoe, his best friend, was having a difficult time with the wind. It was blowing her hat off her head and that was completely unacceptable. She didn't want to hold Donny's hand because she was concerned about her hat, Donny seemed to take this in stride. Everything was going well until Donny spotted another Buzz. Donny took his costume off at that moment. He was so depressed because he wasn't the real Buzz Lightyear. I finally got him to put the costume back on, Zoe ditched the hat and we followed the parade to the bottom of the hill. Things were looking up.

The recreation director gathered everyone in a circle to do the Hokey Pokey. Donny went to the center of the circle without blinking an eye. Zoe's daddy figured out that Donny took the director literally when she said to get in a circle. When we went inside to see the magician, Donny really started to lose control. He would walk up to the magician during the show as if he was the only person in the room. The first time it was cute, after that not so much. I decided it was time to pull the plug, when I looked behind me to see Nanny practically lying on the floor trying to hold Donny who was sliding out of her arms because of his satin spacesuit. We all needed a nap and it was time to go. The entire ride home was spent trying to convince Donny that he was the real Buzz Lightyear and the other boy was just a toy. Life imitating art?