Happy Halloween!

Back when October began, I would ask Eli what he wanted to be for Halloween. Not understanding what it really meant, I would then start listing options for him: "Do you want to be a penguin? A dog? A horse? A monkey? Blue? A fireman?" Over and over, I got the same response: "No. No. No. No. No. YES!" After listing his favorite animals and games to play, he repeatedly told me that he wanted to be a fireman. Eli quickly learned how to answer the question, "And what are you going to be for Halloween?" And from there, I set my sights on creating the cutest little fireman that I possibly could.

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The day started at school. Eli wore his costume all morning (minus the hat and later the boots). I was SURE he would end up in just the pants and the undershirt. I brought a change of shoes due to his boots being a little too big and heavy. (Each time he would try to take a step, his foot would start to slide out of the boot...)

From there we went to Daddy's office to show off a bit...and then out to lunch. This is where Eli had his first candy bar, a Twix. He LOVED it, of course...we had created a monster...a candy monster, that is.

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He crashed in the car before we could make it to Grandpa's office to show off once again. So we headed home for a nap, instead. When Eli woke up, Grandma and Grandpap Carson had arrived for a weekend visit! What fun! As soon as Daddy got home from work, we put the costume back on and headed to Grandma and Grandpa Snyder's house. After snapping several pics in the backyard...it was off to trick-or-treat with Eli's buddies: Kent and Mabry.

We found a terrific street to take the kids down. We were a BIG group...3 families of 3, 2 sets of grandparents, and 1 aunt. Off we went, pulling the kids and their candy in the wagons. It didn't take long before we realized we should have fed them first...once they got into the candy, it was hard to stop them. "More, more, more please!"

Eli was zonked by the end of the evening. It was so much fun, and I hope we have begun a trick-or-treating tradition.



Happy Halloween!

Halloween pictures