Spirit Days during Homecoming Week

When Shaun and the kids moved out here with me, Tyler was just going into his Freshman year and the first set of girls were going into 6th grade.

For the past 4 school years I have watched as Tyler has gotten dressed up for nearly almost EVERY spirit day theme.
Some of Tyler’s ‘costumes’ will go down in Rocklin High School history.  Some of these will be the things his friends will laugh about when they have their own children and tell stories about the time Tyler came to school dressed in scuba gear for “Hawaiian Day”; he proudly walked to school in his neoprene body suit, his package out there for the world to see.
On “Superhero Day” he disappointed his father by not coming up with anything super original, but did manage to go as Batman.  We had to go to Target and buy him the shirt and go the toy section to get the breast plate, the mask and accessories.

Being a senior hasn’t changed his enthusiasm for theme day.  He came running in this morning trying to pull a costume together in an hour.
Kara had already coordinated her costume the night before and was ready to go.

At 7am I awoken by Kara wearing one of my shirts, my shoes and asking me to draw a peace sign on her face.  She had decided to go with the more earthy type of hippie for “Peace Day”.
Tyler came running into the room wearing another of my shirts and Shaun’s American Flag tie around his head….AND MY SHOES.  “I need fatty pen for the sign I’m making.”

Marina has decided that the more modern ‘hippie’ is what she is going for. I had to draw a microscopic peace sign next to her eye. She was done. Wearing all of her own clothing.

It’s getting down to ‘go time’ and Tyler is surfing the net, “I need a anti-war slogan for my sign.”
“Make love, not war.”
He looked at me like I was the greatest. “Yeah, that’s REALLY good.”
I’m sure later in life he will realize that I didn’t make that little ditty up on the spot, but for now I will take the credit.

As I am driving back from the school I see all the kids walking to school and maybe 3 kids were wearing anything remotely related to theme day.
I’m glad my kids took it upon their selves to put together a costume and got into the best part of high school; participation and making lasting memories.

I just hope to God and all that’s Holy that neither one of them spills anything on my two favorite shirts.