Halloween 2013

This was Kason's first Halloween, and Lexi's third! We love fall and love an excuse to dress up our babies in cute costumes so we always make the most of this time of year by partaking in lots of activities! Lexi was really into it this year because she is all about dressing up. Months leading up to Halloween, she told us she wanted to be Sofia the First. When we took her to try on the costume, she was overwhelmed with all of the princess dresses at the Mickey store (what Lexi calls the Disney store). She tried on Cinderella, Sofia, and Sleeping Beauty. She looked A-dorable in all 3, but we told her she could only get two. We were going to save one to take to Disney with us for her princess lunch we had reservations for. She chose Sleeping Beauty and Cinderella. So fun!

Keith and I are big on dressing up our babies for their first Halloween in something soft and cuddly, like a stuffed animal. When they get older, you don't really get the opportunity to do that, so we take full advantage of it. We really wanted a bear costume from PBK, but it was sold out and wasn't being carried in stores. Bummer! Nicole had bought a bear costume for Lo, but thought it looked too 'boy.' It was a win for us! He looked so cute, and made the perfect teddy bear.



Our first Halloween festivity took place the weekend before Halloween when we took the babies to the zoo for HallowZOOeen. Lexi loved it this year and was able to say trick or treat and thank you to everyone. They had a few girls dressed up as the princesses and Lexi wanted her picture taken with them, but when we would have her go up to them, she would literally just walk up and stand there. She didn't say anything, and would barely look at the camera...hilarious! Kason had fun taking everything in, and stayed warm in the ERGO most of the time. We bought train tickets, and planned on riding on our way out, but the line was wrapped around the bathrooms. If it hadn't been cold, and we didn't have two small ones, we would have done it, but not this time. We did let Lexi ride the carousel though. She was a little disappointed that the tiger (her new fav.) was already taken, but she still enjoyed it despite the bitter cold breeze!



I also took the kids to my mom's office on Halloween afternoon for some trick or treating. I love doing this in a safe environment and indoors! My mom always enjoys having her grandkids up there, and Nicole also brought Lo. Lexi demands to bring her pink bucket and carry it all by herself the whole time no matter how heavy it gets. She did great this year, and loved every second of saying, "Trick or Treat," and "thank you." :) After we had gotten a good load of candy, the kids and I met Keith at Bass Pro. He had just gotten off of work, and had to work in the hospital all night so we only had a short dinner break with him. We did trick-or-treating at Bass Pro and had a quick pic taken before heading to Charleston's for dinner. It was a fun day/night! Love making these memories with my little family!