This was not his costume.

But can you blame me for trying? 

I found this chicken suit at a kids second hand store and bought it for my son even though he said that he wanted to be "the scariest dinosaur I can be." 

One mother at my breastfeeding group pointed out to me today that birds are descended from dinosaurs, so in a way chickens are dinosaurs. 

I tried that argument out on my son this afternoon, and he bought it.  But then I tried to imagine him wearing the chicken suit tonight and telling people, "I'm not a chicken, I'm the scariest dinosaur I can be!"  That seemed a little cruel, so this one goes back in the closet.  I guess there's always next year.

Thanks to Alison at Motherwear for the picture of the nursing pumpkin at right.  Happy Halloween, everyone!

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