What a perfect Halloween day! Mike and I are enjoying some tv time and are listening to Dylan snore away on the monitor after a long and great day of fun.
This morning started out like most Sunday mornings do.....with some Mommy-Dylan time. Mike was off coaching his soccer team and Dylan and I spent the morning playing, going for a walk, going to the park and packing up for a day of fun.
At noon, we met Mike at his parents' house to meet their adorable new kittens - Phineus and Abigail. They are super fluffy, energetic balls of cuteness. Dylan had a great time throwing toys at them and chasing them around the house. Proving that they're smart cats, they've already learned to run away from him. Sometimes, Dylan loves animals just a little too much! Then we went to watch Mike's nephew, Patrick's, hockey game. Dylan had a great time watching the action on the ice and running around the bleachers. After that, we headed home to start our Halloween evening fun.
Dylan and Phin
Abby
We got Dylan dressed up in his costume - a giraffe! We bought the costume over a month ago and thought it would be perfect. At that time we had no idea that a couple of weeks prior to Halloween, he would start making animal noises.....and, well, giraffes don't really make noise. Early in the week, we tried to find a lion costume (because Dylan does a great roar) but the costumes were pretty picked over at that point so we stayed the course with the giraffe. Of course, he was so cute that he didn't need anything else to perfect the look!
As soon as it got dark around 6, we set out for the neighbors surrounding us that we know well. We presumed that Dylan wouldn't last more than a few houses. First stop was our next door neighbor whom we are very close to. While Dylan's vocabulary isn't advanced enough for "trick or treat," he understood off the bat to grab some candy from the tray\bowl being offered. Next we headed to our neighbors on the other side and a couple directly across the street. When we saw other kids approaching our house, we ran home to give them treats. That was actually Dylan's favorite part! He really enjoyed picking candy out of our bowl and dropping into other kids' bags.
After handing out a good amount of candy and hitting all the houses on the street of folks we know, we hopped in the car to hit a couple houses of good friends that live in quick driving distance.
It was really a great day. We all had fun, Dylan got really pooped out (which means bed time was without tears) and Mike and I had a great time with family, neighbors and our awesome little boy. Good times! And without further ado, pictures of my cute giraffe.....
Okay, I've made it down the stairs. Now what?
Okay, I've got this! Let's go trick or treating!
Dylan got a little more mileage out of his costume on Friday when he wore it to his Music Together class. He had a great time running down the side walk in it and Mike tried to keep up while taking some quick videos. We found them pretty humorous to watch so we're sharing the clips. Enjoy!
Giraffe From the Back
Giraffe From the Front
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