Happy Halloween!

For Connor's first real Halloween as a trick-or-treater, we headed up to Tewksbury to spend the evening with Mimi, Papa, Paige, Mark and Heather. They live right around the corner from a cute little neighborhood where they take Trick-or-Treating very seriously. People have fires burning and they sit outside all night handing out candy. There are very few cars, too, which makes it nice and safe for little kids who are running all over!

When we arrived at Mimi and Papa's we put on Connor's Lion costume that he received from a neighbor last year. It was too big for him then, but fits him now. I laugh every time I see it on him - he just looks too cute. We thought Mimi and Papa would like to see him in it - he was a big hit! If it wasn't SO unseasonably warm, we might have kept him in it, but it was too warm to wear a heavy hooded vest.

The real costume was Batman! We knew he wouldn't be too thrilled to wear the mask with it, but we did try to get some pictures of him with the mask. Even without it he was still a force to be reckoned with. People commented on his outfit and kept asking where Robin was.

Connor didn't really grasp the concept of trick-or-treating, but he DID grasp the concept of eating candy. I didn't load him down with candy, but he did have a few M&Ms and Sweet Tarts as the evening went on. Another family we were trick-or-treating with has a son the same age as Connor, so when they offered to go get their wagon for the boys to ride in, who was I to say no? After all, we know how much Connor loves his wagon! We did do a good amount of walking, so a wagon was good to have.

Just as the night was winding down, it began to sprinkle, so that was our cue to leave. Connor was tired and we still had a 45 minute drive back home. We had a great time and a wonderful Halloween!

Connor the Lion


I'm BATMAN!


An attempt at getting Connor, I mean Batman, with his mask on.


Ready to save the day!

Connor and Logan

A little ride in the wagon for tired feet.

Trick-or-Treating with Paige.

Paige's feet were a little blistered, so she had a go in the wagon, too.

Daddy and Connor.

Happy Halloween!

For Connor's second Halloween, we headed up to Tewksbury to go trick-or-treating with Paige, Heather, and Mark. Connor spent the day as Tigger at daycare, but we changed his outfit for Halloween night. Mommy and Grammy made Connor a costume based on his favorite TV show, "Miss Spider's Sunny Patch Friends". He was Bounce, the little blue bed bug. He looked awfully cute when we stuffed it full of newspaper, but he was extremely unhappy about it since he could barely crawl. For actual trick-or-treating we took the newspaper out and he just enjoyed the ride in the stroller. We didn't get him any candy (much to Daddy's dismay), but I figured he has a whole lifetime of candy eating ahead of him!

We went trick-or-treating in a little neighborhood near Heather and Mark's house, where we met their friends Michelle and Chris who have two kids, Madison and Logan. I think Paige and Madison hit every house with a light on! Connor and Logan just chilled out in their strollers and watched all that was going on around them. They were so good! Afterwards, we headed back to Mimi and Papa's for a yummy pasta dinner. We had a great time!

Because Mommy forgot her camera at school, all of these pictures are courtesy of my fabulous sister-in-law, Heather. We never could get Connor to stay still long enough to get a good shot of his full costume, but you'll get the idea.