Our Halloween Joy

Some times we do things because we want to and other times because we've always done them and other times it's 'cuz our kid wants to have his house just as cool as his buddy's house and so ... dum dum dum ... I do the decorating. I know it's not much and it's by far not as cool as his buddy's house but it's something. I think it was fun to put up all the stuff for Halloween but I just don't like buying all the dead things to put in our yard and the blood is just too gross. I'm a Christmas decoration kind of person. But on the inside. I'm just not in the mood to do Halloween this year. So, outside we go with our two bags of cob webs and THE happiest little boy ever.
First we set up Beckett in a safe and shaded place. He liked watching all of us moving around from the comfort of his mobile swimming pool. He liked rolling and sliding all over and that he could reach over and grab at the grass. Now on the the cobwebs. We first put up our glow in the dark green cobweb in the front yard. He wanted the garage but sticky mom needs to go in and out of there and couldn't do it with the stroller through a web. We tugged and pulled and got webs all over the bench in front, the faucet, the windows and around the side of the house. Looking it over. Sizing up each area and then he found the best possible spot for his one and only prize spider. "Mom, this is the best place." I was so proud of him. I didn't want to do any of it. I put it off and put it off and here he was so blissfully happy with his one spider on this simple little cobweb. I'm in awe of this little man. Being happy with what little he has. It makes me want to give him the world but reminds me that he's learning to be happy with himself first and finding joy in the little things in life. And that's the greater joy.