Trick-or-Treat

Halloween was SO MUCH fun this year!  Campbell was running around and excited to put her costume on and Cole trick-or-treated for the very first time!  They were so excited to dress up like a lady bug and a ninja and to carry their buckets around every where they went. 

 We decided to trick-or-treat in my parents neighborhood.  I am so glad we did!  My mom cooked dinner for us and then we went out front from so more picture taking while we waited for the sun to set.

 Kori, Jon and their little shark, Gray, came over for pictures and the babies rode in our wagon while Cole went door to door.  It was a blast!  There were so many kids running around in such great costumes!

 Of course, when we got home we had to sort through our loot.  So exciting!

It was such a fun night!  Happy Halloween!!!

Halloween at the Arboretum

We had tried to get to the Arboretum all month long but things kept coming up and preventing us from going.  So, I made sure we kept Halloween day completely open for our trip to the Arboretum.  Parking was an issue and after a little bit of extra walking we finally made it in to see all the pumpkins.  Cole thought they were cool and wanted to try and find the biggest pumpkin ever while we were there.  I will have to say it was next to impossible to get a good picture of both kids, together, looking at the camera and smiling.  There was just too much to look at!

 I was excited we were able to see the Chihuly exhibit while we were there.  I had seen so many commercials and heard so much about it.  It was amazing!  I wish we could have seen it all but the kids were hot and we had to make sure we were home in enough time for trick-or-treating!

Happy Halloween

Halloween 2011 was the best!  Cole really got in the spirit for the first time.  He was totally into wearing his costume this year and loved telling everyone he was "Bumble Bee the Transformer" and that his sister was a "Faming-go".  He was all about the candy (especially suckers).  I have to admit I have never been a big Halloween person but this year might have changed things.  They just looked so precious int their costumes and had the best time! 

 We went to the carnival at Cole's school and he had a blast playing games, jumping in the bounce house and sliding down a HUGE slide!

 After the carnival we ordered pizza and my parents, Kori, Jon, Gray and my aunt and uncle and cousin came over with Shaelyn so we could see all the kiddos in their costumes!  Cane you say adorable??

So much candy...so much fun!

To Infinity and Beyond!

Well....Halloween 2010 was pretty uneventful. If there was an Grinch equivalent for Halloween that is what Cole would have been this year. My little Buzz Lightyear wanted nothing to do with his costume, candy, trick-or-treating or the church festival. He put his costume on for literally 5 seconds and then wanted it off. We went to Kori's house to hang out and pass out candy while our husbands were at the World Series. All Cole wanted to do was play with Bear and color so that is what we did this Halloween. Pretty exciting right?

What a face!

The BIG Orange Pumpkin Farm

My mom and I took Cole to the pumpkin patch in Celina today and you wouldn't know it from the pictures but Cole did have a good time. He did not want his picture taken today and was too busy checking everything out to pose for me. We told him we were going to feed animals and pick out our own pumpkins! He talked about the animals the entire way there and then wanted nothing to do with them when we got there. He watched my mom feed the animals but would not try it himself. He did love picking out his pumpkin (I think he picked up every single one) and "digging" in the dirt with the back of his shoe.

It was a little bit of a bummer that we were doing a wonderfully Fall thing in shorts sweating the entire time. I wish the fall temps would show up and stay for a while! We had fun regardless and came home with 3 pretty perfect pumpkins so I'd say it was a successful trip!

Halloween 2009

So Halloween 2009 was kind of a bust. My friend Sarah came in town to visit which was AWESOME but Cole, our little referee for the day, was on his 3rd straight day of no nap {because he just didn't want to sleep...ahhh} and I am pretty sure it caught up with him as he was literally falling asleep while I put his shoes on so we could go trick-or-treating at the church. Needless to say he was ticked when we woke him up so he could see all the festivities and his friends in their costumes. For half an hour he just whined and clung to our legs until his aunt Kori gave him a Twix. This kid loves him some Twix so he started to perk up a little. Then he had a snack and something to drink and we were getting a little closer to a happy camper. He wanted nothing to do with the games or getting candy but he did spot the little train and thought a ride wouldn't be too bad. And.....that's it. He wouldn't throw his flag, blow his whistle or wear his hat. He ate one Twix and rode the train once and that is how Halloween 2009 went down. Awesome. We did end the evening with dinner at Uncle Julio's with the whole fam and he did pretty good during dinner so that was a plus. I will say our little referee was absolutely precious and was a huge hit even with his foul mood! I cannot get enough of those pants! Don't worry, they are a youth XS and FIT! I just had to get them shortened...chunky monkey!

I had his pictures taken in his Halloween costume because I thought they would look cute in his sports themed room. Here is how they turned out:

HAPPY HALLOWEEN !