Halloween

Halloween was only a short 6 months ago...  Here goes the continued attempt to catch up!

Petting Zoo

When we lived her previously, we had taken the boys to the petting zoo and they had a great pumpkin patch set up with lots of activities for the kids.  This year, not so much.  They set it up inside the petting zoo, so you had to pay admission to the zoo as well as extra money for the pumpkins.  We left without any pumpkins, but tried to make the most of the situation.

Matt the Cat

I love how Jonathan sticks his whole head through these things!

They hopped in the wagon with the creepy guy!

The "pumpkin patch" they had...

Mining for gold with Daddy!

The train ride, which Matt is getting a bit big for these days!

For some reason the guy running the train ride that day decided that our boys didn't look like they took up enough space, and insisted a little boy that begged for the engine should sit with them.  Needless to say, Jonathan was hanging out the side and Matt wasn't quite on the seat.  Don't understand why everyone can't wait their turn, or as Matt always says, "you get what you get and don't throw a fit".  They didn't seem bothered after the initial squeeze in, so Nick and I just bit our tongues.

Library Time

The first trial at the costumes this year came in the form of story time and a show at the library.  Jonathan stood his ground and wanted to be a pirate, again, so I just patched up Matt's old costume that had found a place in the playroom.  Matt was another story.  He wanted to be Perry the Platypus.  We put our heads together and I have to admit, we make a good team!  The beak even moved when he talked.  Can't beat that!

Here's Matt sitting with one of his friends from school.

This was the only pic I could get of Jonathan that afternoon.

A friend had seen this house and told us about it, and we just had to see it for ourselves.  So, on our way home from the library, we drove by to take a look.  It was amazing, with details everywhere.  The boys were impressed!

Did Someone Say Carnival?

Another day of costume events!  First stop, Jonathan's school carnival/picnic.  The boys played around on the playground, ate, and played some more.

Later that afternoon, Matt's school had it's first Halloween carnival.  It was amazing and apparently a big hit as a fundraiser for the school!

They had businesses and families do some trunk or treating.  This was the favorite among many of the kids, especially ours!

There were carnival games, graciously run by some of the older students at the school.  They did a great job!

Perry engaged in many games!

They were so excited I gave in and said yes to one portion of candy.  The beak went wild with the milk duds!  It was great!

Angry Pumpkins!

The next day, we had to recreate the Angry Birds pumpkins for our own porch.  The boys were so excited!

Painting Continues

They weren't done painting when we were done with the pumpkins, so out came the watercolors!

Trick or Treat

Halloween night, Matt's (and now Jonathan's) good friend Jonathan Wood came over to Trick or Treat with us!  Agent P and The Ninja had a blast!

Earlier that afternoon, Jonathan had an allergist appointment and he reiterated the importance of being aware of his peanut/nut allergy.  So, at each house, Jonathan ran up and stated, "I can't have no nuts, no peanuts!"  It was great timing and most of the neighborhood knows the little pirate has a few allergies!

The boys had a blast running from house to house.  It was hard to stay with the group of neighbors and we ended up finishing way ahead of them.  Fine by me, we had a bit less candy to deal with as well!

She and Jonathan dug around making sure he got the nut free candies!

A couple of snacks in the garage were in order after the walk around the 'hood.

Halloween was full of activity and the boys loved it all!  I think we had some fun in it all too!