We had great sucess this evening getting Jack to embrace his inner dinosaur! Let's say expectations were set to VERY LOW, but as you can see he pulled through in fine fashion! We took the advice of our daycare goddess, Karen, who said, "Just put it on him. Don't give him a choice. Just do it and be done." Ladies and gentlemen, this is not her first rodeo. It worked like a dream. We got him dressed with only minor whimpering, we ignored his tantrum and took him outside.
When he saw the other kids in costume, he got a little warmed up. When he saw them carrying pumpkin buckets (like his) he got a little warmer. Finally, he had a bucket
of treats in one hand, candy in the other, and he couldn't even protest when I slipped the hat on his head. He got so much positive attention that he ended up wearing the hat for over an hour and the rest of the costume for about 3 hours. He was so adorable I could barely stand it! It was such a great evening for us all that I even ignored the fact that all he would eat for dinner was Nerds candy and his sippy cup of milk! After his bath and a serious teeth brushing, we tucked him in bed with his new favorite book...Christmas story! He could get used to the holiday season!
We had great sucess this evening getting Jack to embrace his inner dinosaur! Let's say expectations were set to VERY LOW, but as you can see he pulled through in fine fashion! We took the advice of our daycare goddess, Karen, who said, "Just put it on him. Don't give him a choice. Just do it and be done." Ladies and gentlemen, this is not her first rodeo. It worked like a dream. We got him dressed with only minor whimpering, we ignored his tantrum and took him outside.
When he saw the other kids in costume, he got a little warmed up. When he saw them carrying pumpkin buckets (like his) he got a little warmer. Finally, he had a bucket 
of treats in one hand, candy in the other, and he couldn't even protest when I slipped the hat on his head. He got so much positive attention that he ended up wearing the hat for over an hour and the rest of the costume for about 3 hours. He was so adorable I could barely stand it! It was such a great evening for us all that I even ignored the fact that all he would eat for dinner was Nerds candy and his sippy cup of milk! After his bath and a serious teeth brushing, we tucked him in bed with his new favorite book...Christmas story! He could get used to the holiday season!
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