"The simple act of caring is heroic."

Seth is such a great brother, he really loves Opeie and they have a great relationship which obviously we love. Today Seth and Opeie were playing dress up and Opeie was wearing Seth's Batman mask/cape. It didn't fit him great and although he really wanted to wear it so he could be like his big brother, it was clearly uncomfortable on him. Mrs M looked online with Seth and they found a Batman mask and Batarang set which Seth loved and asked if he could use his Christmas money to buy it, then Seth being the very thoughtful boy that he is asked if he had enough to buy Opeie one too, hes so caring. Anyway Seth has just told me he's got something to say so I'll leave you with him...

"i was playing dress up with opeie and he was wearing my Batman cape, i had some pocket money left and i asked mommy if i could have a Batman mask that we had seen on the computer. there was 2 left at the shop so mommy reserved them. I really wanted to buy one for Opeie too so that we had matching ones. Pauly said i had enough money to buy both so me and Pauly went to the shop to buy them. I gave the money to the man in the shop and then we had to wait for our number to be called so i looked on the screen. Then i gave the other man the reciept and he gave me the two Batman masks.

After we went to Hobby Craft for a look and i brought mommy a candy cane and a house Christmas decoration because mommy loves Christmas decorations and she hasn't brought many this year. Mommy loved them. When we got home we played nearly all day in our dress up stuff, i played with my utility belt that Chris and Michelle brought me for my birthday. Pauly made a funny Bane mask using one of Opeie's bowls and some straws."

The boys as always had a fun afternoon running about throwing Batarangs around. I'm so proud of the way Seth is with Opeie, he really does love him so much and he is so caring and thoughtful. I never would have offered to spend my pocket money on my sisters when i was younger and that's not because I'm selfish we just obviously didn't have that sort of relationship. I really hope Opeie is the same when he gets a little older, the pair of them are going to be so adorable

"Virtue has a veil, vice a mask."

At some point in the day, pretty much every day the masks will be on in our house, we love role play especially if it means that Seth gets to have a bit of a scrap. Its great being able to just throw one on and act like a child for an hour or so (not that i usually act like a grown up).

After seeing the Avengers movie i felt it a necessity to own all the masks, I'm a Captain America kind of guy, Seth will nearly always go for Thor and Opeie well need i say it? he's a Spider-Man boy through and through. I decided to write this post last week, i had been looking for the Hulk mask with the light up gamma eyes for quite some time but they were going for stupid money on eBay but while we were in TK Maxx both me and Mrs M spotted one at the same time for a mere fiver. I walked in Seth's room earlier to find Mrs M looking very fetching in it and a hulk costume. Hot!!!

 

Seth loves taking the Masks and accessories down the park so that we can run about being the avengers etc. We do get some funny looks but thankfully none of us care less. Its all about the boys and if their happy then were happy. Theyve always got a smile on their faces.

Its not all about marvel though, sometimes we get an unpleasant visit from the Sith Lord himself he generally potters round the house harassing Opeie. I'm still looking to get hold of a Boba Fett mask like the Vader one as we have the blaster so it would be rude not to.

I don't much like living in the real world, i am happiest playing with the boys in our super hero fantasy land. Ive come in to contact with all manner of villainous people in my life and it seems that a lot of people we me eet these days are wearing some form of mask meant to serve as a decoy for what they are really like. Thankfully the only masks we wear in our house are the Super hero kind. We are a genuinely happy family.