It's been a busy Halloween season, with two parties, a trip to Bug-a-Boo at the Butterfly Pavilion, and trick or treating (of course)! Tyler had lots of fun with all the activities, and even got used to his costume, eventually.
Tyler was a dinosaur for Halloween this year. He didn't really understand enough to be able to tell me what he wanted to be, so I got to exercise my motherly rights and choose it for him, probably for the last time! :-p I was a little worried when we tried it on for the first time, and had a screaming fit as a result. He was pretty adamant each time we put the costume on..."NO dinosaur! NO dinosaur!", but as soon as we got him distracted, he was fine and even seemed to kind of enjoy his belly and tail a little.
I decided to skip Boo at the Zoo this year in favor of Bug-a-Boo at the Butterfly Pavilion. Smaller and less crowded were the key factors, especially with my recent knee surgery! Bug-a-Boo was really nice, and Tyler loved all the creepy-crawlies. He got to hold Rosie the tarantula AND a cockroach (ewww). There was bubble blowing, and candy, of course! My child, who has been adamant in his refusals of all candy up until now, all of a sudden LOVES the stuff. Right in time for Halloween, go figure. :-p
Holding Rosie
Blowing bubbles!
I opted to carve our pumpkins while Tyler was down for his nap...just wasn't up for dealing with pumpkin guts AND a 2 year old at the same time! Next year will be soon enough for that, I think. I thought my carvings turned out pretty cute. Tyler loved lighting them up, or as he said "turn candles on!" He also LOVED the pumpkin seeds. He didn't even want to let me roast them, just wanted to dig right in! He pretty much single-handedly demolished two pumpkins' worth of seeds. Ok, I helped a *little*.
This year's artistry
We headed down to the Nielsen's again for Halloween. We just don't get any trick-or-treaters in our condos, and they live in a cul-de-sac with great neighbors that's perfect for taking the little ones around. This is becoming a tradition for us, and it's a lot of fun.
Tyler, Taylor, and Sage
Trick or treating was SO much fun! The kids actually GOT it this year, and they had an absolute blast. Tyler and Taylor were a little shy for the first couple of houses, but as soon as they figured out that they were getting candy, they were all over it. :-) I couldn't get Tyler to say "trick or treat" until we were on our way home, but he was pretty good about saying "thank you". He loved running up to the houses to "knock on door" and "get candy!"! It was so stinking cute!
Here we go...
Trick or Treat!
Yay, candy!
We soon discovered that Tyler REALLY likes Kit Kats. And Starburst. And Nerds. A lot. There were some serious sugar highs going on Halloween night!
There are lots more pictures in the Halloween '08 album, so go check them out! There are also some new pictures up in the 24-30 month album and a few from my last triathlon here.