Obi-Wan Kenobi Was A No Show

The school Halloween parade and class parties were today, and Bobby was not interested.  He took his costume off as soon as his teachers put it on him multiple times so we all decided not to make him suffer.  He did, however, wear a fireman's hat that his teacher put on him and left it on.  So, Bobby was a fireman for the Halloween parade.  Another problem, they had to stand and wait in the hallway until his class's time to march through the gym.  Well, waiting is NOT Bobby's strong point.  He walked one lap around the gym with his teacher and they walked out while the rest of the class did one more lap. 

I didn't manage to get any good pictures of the kids in the parade...

Bobby and Ms. Kim

Sonny and Ms. Deb

Joey (he didn't get to be in the parade since Pre-K doesn't have school on Friday)

Bobby dismissal time is 2:30 and the Halloween parade started at 2:15, so it was time to leave after the parade (he had no interest in the class party),  I told him that we would stop on the way home from school and have a "party" that he would love.  We stopped at McDonalds, Bobby's favorite place to eat.  There was no one else in there eating, so we went in instead of the drive thru.  Bobby pulled me to the potty.  He had to pee, and pee badly.  Me:  "Bobby, why didn't you tell your teachers you had to potty?"  Not sure if the parade would have turned out differently.  I did pray and thank God that he didn't pee himself in the gym full of kids and parents.  (Thanks again!!).  

We did have major success at McDonalds!!!!  Bobby stood very well with me (holding my hand) while I ordered.  It was taking the clerk an extremely long time to get our food.  I decided to take Bobby to a table and sit down and he stayed put while I went back to the front the get straws and napkins...

He stayed there longer while I went back up and got our order.  In Bobby's world, this is HUGE.  We haven't been able to let go of his hand for a second without him running off. 

I tested him even further since the place was almost empty (which never happens).  I sat across the table from him instead of trapping him on the inside of the booth.  Funny thing happened...

he sat there and ate like a big boy!!!

He sat and ate all of his food and drank all of his milk.  We put his coat on and cleaned up the table and walked to the car, hand in hand.  The drive thru became full while we were getting ready to leave and I didn't trust him in a full parking lot. 

In our lives, it is much, much, much more a success that Bobby sat in a restaurant independently than whether or not he put on a Halloween costume.  Even though I was a little bummed when we left the school, I was estatic when we got home!!!  Maybe, Obi-Wan Kenobi will make appearances in the next few days.  Keeping our fingers crossed!!