Soccer and a Halloween Costume

Saturday is soccer day at our local Park and Recreation District and Quinn absolutely loves it!  He runs around the soccer field with the biggest smile on his face, enjoying running around with the other kids, dribbling balls, throwing a ball into play, and taking turns playing goalie.  Today was an extra special Saturday because after soccer, we took him to pick out his Halloween costume.  This is the first year I allowed him to choose what he wanted to be.  He is 7 yrs. old now, and gone are the days when he was perfectly happy wearing the lion costume, the dragon costume, and the clown costume, the cute and cuddly costumes.  This year I saw the sparkle in his eye when he found "the perfect" Star Wars "bad guy" costume.  He looked up at me and said he wanted to be something scary this year and could he please be a Star Wars guy.  How could I resist his request.  I did't intervene.  I gave him his independence, let him make his choice, and he was one very happy little boy!