The Flash, Spiderman, Captain America, The Hulk and Superman hang outside the windows of DeVos Children's Hospital in Grand Rapids, Mich. Wednesday, October 31, 2012. A child life specialist at the hospital and Modern Window Cleaning workers came up with the idea to give young patients a Halloween surprise.

(Chris Clark | MLive.com)

Super heroes fly outside DeVos Children's Hospital 9 Gallery: Super heroes fly outside DeVos Children's Hospital

GRAND RAPIDS, MI - Superman and a few of his superhero friends flew outside the 14-story Spectrum Health DeVos Children's Hospital Wednesday, waving and giving a Halloween treat to the young patients inside.

Connor Videtich, 4, of Muskegon, and Randall "Rico" Simmons, 13, of Howard City, saw the Man of Steel, Hulk, Flash, Spiderman and Captain America outside their ninth-floor window on Wednesday, October 31, 2012.

In reality, the super heroes were employees of Modern Window Cleaning, the company contracted by the hospital for window washing. The company and a child life specialist at the hospital came up with the idea to don costumes and hang from ropes outside the building to give hospitalized children a holiday surprise.

Crowds gathered outside, looking skyward as the crusaders braved a chilling wind for the descent. Jaws dropped and smiles formed.

In reality, super heroes.