Spirit Week

It was spirit week at my youngest son's school this week. There was no school on Monday and N was a little disappointed that the school picked a short week for spirit week. N embraces spirit week - more than B did at that age and more than I could ever imagine myself doing.

The week started on Tuesday with something called Crazy Head Day. As N explained it, anything silly or crazy and head-related was fair game. Hats, wigs, hair gel, whatever. I think this was the day he was most excited about. He wore his bald cap and mustache - two items he had been looking for a proper occasion to don. The bald cap was part of last Halloween's costume. His mask only covered 3/4 of his head so the bald cap was worn under it to cover the back of his head. He has a number of fake mustaches. He chose the one he got out of a vending machine while attending a birthday party at a skating rink this summer. The mustache is eerily similar in color to his hair and looks reasonably realistic. Monday night, he put on his crazy head get-up and checked that it was ready for the next day. I was sitting on the couch when he wandered in, hands in his pockets and said "Hi, Sonny" in his best old man voice. He then sat down next to me and said "It might be hard for people to believe that I'm your son, since we appear to be the same age." I wasn't quite sure how to take that.

Spirit week continued with Twins Wednesday. N and his friend J dressed alike and each wore Minnesota Twins hats. I think it was pretty standard for kids to either dress like a friend or dress like a Twins ball player (or a little of both).

Thursday was Funky Footwear Day. N wore monster snowshoes for his walk to school. He knew he would have gym, so he wrapped up one of his tennis shoes and made it a "mummy foot". I think he also may have worn bright mismatched socks. He often does that anyway so I'm not sure it counts.

Friday, finally, was School Spirit Day. The school colors are blue and gold. N wore blue pants with a gold stripe up the outside of each leg. He wore a long-sleeve blue shirt with gold stripes under blue t-shirt with the school mascot (falcon) in gold emblazoned on it. He had a lot of blue and gold going on and I think he represented himself well. He was a little bummed when I mentioned that it was too bad we didn't have a falcon costume for him to wear. "That would be so cool!"