You will leave a mark

It was a perfect Fall morning for a whole lot of fun @ Owen's soccer practice and scrimmage. Lots o sun, blue sky, crisp air (a bit chilly) and oh, so lovely.

And while the weather did stay spectacular the whole day, soccer practice was PAINFUL. Oh so painful. 

Owen looked like he'd rather shoot himself in the foot then be anywhere near a soccer ball. 

My husband has the patience of a saint. He's like, not human, in these situations. He's so calm and loving and supportive and SUPER nice. I wanted to grab O and get the hell out of there. It was awful. I can't even describe it. It was kind of surreal how miserable he was and how he acted as a result. (He's never been tantrum prone but very mopey).

But, true to his nature, just as soccer was winding down and everyone was leaving (~approx. 60 minutes later) he was smiling and happy and having a great time. 

UGH! I'm sort of at a loss of what to do. How do you know when to push and when to let it go? He does like playing soccer with Woody at home. It's his innate inhibition and slow to warm-up-ness that make it a big fat drag for everyone for the first hour of anything. 

I think it's an extra stab in the heart for me because every cell in my body gets where he's coming from. I was so him. Kind of still am but manage it differently now. It's such an extroverted world we live in and the quiet, low-pro, sensitive type can have a tough time making it through. 

Whatever my mark on my kid, I just hope happiness prevails. Because he seemed really freaking miserable on 10/16/10 from 9 am - 9:55 am. 

The last five minutes were great!

Thank goodness he has the love of his bestie Nigel. It's endearing how much they mean to each other.

Nigel's mama Denise is the Hamster team coach. She's amazing! She's a wonderful coach and leader for the little Hamsters. So sweet and supportive and FUN. 

Before I get to O's costume (I need some help!) I want to share this awesome recipe with you. It's from Josie Maran's blog (done by her friend or assistant or something). I love her blog. It's really positive and friendly. And all of her make-up passes the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics criteria which is super cool to me. 

A note on the recipe: I used diced tomatoes with roasted chili's mixed in (from TJ's) and that definitely took the recipe farther. Just add a jalapeno or something if you can't find TJ's smokin' hot 'matoes. Also, Woody and I felt like the cheese sprinkled on top took away from the presentation so skip that. You mix cheese with the filling (I used a little goat cheese and mozarella) and that's enough.

It. is. so. so. tasty. Make it!!!

Bat to the Man: 

the goods to make the costume:

My inspiration:

Basically it's a Hanes sweat-suit with the bat emblem wonder-under'd on... 

some shiny black fabric cut into a cape w/ spikes and another bat emblem wonder-under'd...

and I also dyed a fat piece of elastic yellow for the belt which I will stick with velcro. O insists of having a Bat boomerang and Bat rope so he can battle Nigel. Woody made the boomerang and I'm still figuring out the rope. 

And I also sewed some black kind-of-like leg warmers to mimic the black boots. Owen didn't want black rain boots ('mom, boots will be really uncomfortable to walk in, can I just wear tenny's?' Classic. My kid is as practical as me. :)

Here's where I need help: how am I going to make the black underwear-brief thing Bruce Wayne sports when he's wearing the grey and black version of the Batsuit? Should I just buy a big pair of black underwear? But I don't really want a seam opening in the front. 

Hmmmm...

Thanks for any thoughts.

Buenas noches...