Halloween 2013

 

Halloween will never just be "Halloween", so long as this little guy is around ;) This year, the weather was nice-- not too windy, not too rainy... Just very FALL.

 
Oliver was an astronaut for Halloween. It was chosen because of the "hat and boots". And it was warm! So, he also wore the Captain America costume he received as a gift from a friend.

His class sang songs ("Scary Eyes!" "Autumn Leaves Are Falling Down") and paraded around outside. They played party games and had just a few sweet treats. He really loves his preschool and the friends he has made.

Nothing like carving/painting pumpkins on the Eve of Halloween!

Trenton created his own design, which Daddy helped to execute.

 

Ollie ate. He's a good eater.

 

 

The Birthday Plan was to head to the mall for a bit and trick or treat! The first lady he met thought he was so cute, she gave him four quarters... which he immediately spent on a roller coaster ride (so worth it!). We met up with Alex and Ellie and got a great deal of candy from the vendors at the mall.

 And then it was time for the train ride!
We'd never been on it before and he was dying to try it...

And eat some candy... 

 

And guess what? Kids eat free at IHOP on Halloween!
The waitress brought out this gigantic pancake with a candle on it. He was very brave (he does NOT like to be sung to in public)... and then ate just a few bites of it. He also enjoyed a scrambled egg.

And then it was off to Trenton's school to watch the parade!

Can you spot him?
Sneaky ninja.

"Muscle Ninja" to be exact.

(And that's Harrison as Harry Potter!)

 

Two superheroes. 

 Ninjas were quite popular this year. As were just about everything else: Mario Brothers, Princesses, Masked folks...

 

Later that day, we went out Trick or Treating with friends. Ellie, Alex, Justin, Mikey, Ollie, T, and Jackson. We went around to exactly five blocks, and then had leftover pizza for dinner. Ollie was tired and just wanted to hand out candy to the trick or treaters. He does a very good job of that.

Not a bad haul themselves. We sat around for about an hour and ate as much as we wanted. No one really went to bed with a terrible stomachache. ;)