Halloween Party Day 1

Ok, now we're onto Halloween peoples. Today? The Scarecrow Festival. Now, this is totally aimed towards kids. And when you first walk into the festival, you might think....'Yeah, we'll be here an hour tops, then we'll get bored and mad that we paid 12 dollars to park for 1 hour of 'whatever' fun'. But then, if you're really into the spirit of having some fun, or watching your child/children have fun, you'll find you're there for 3-4 hours and the time will have flown by. Of course it also helps to have Gramma there with you to babysit the Mr.Mister so Lil' Miss can take full advantage of games, crafts, twirling and whirling in her costume....and of course hitting the bouncy castle circut.

Can I just say that she is absolutely the most adorable 'nice witch' ever? I mean, I could not stop smiling at her while we walked to the festival. And lots of other people smiled and commented on her costume. Not only that but she actually wore her costume almost the entire time! Wig, hat and scratchy cape! The hair kept bugging and tickling her face, the hat kept falling off, she couldn't see very well through the sunglasses (indoors in really muted lighting....because we were at a Halloween Festival!) and those sunglasses did come off once we were inside at the festival and the tutu ended up being quite wide...but she liked it and wore it. I think the shoes were giving her blisters and towards the end of the day we just took them off and let her run in sock feet. She still wore her costume like a trooper and without complaint. What a girl!

Just so you know, I spent all morning making that tutu and cape. Score one for Momma! And Gramma helped Lil' Miss find those glasses. Also score one for Gramma!

Now, let's not forget about the little guy. He hung out in the stoller the whole time (ok, Gramma felt sorry for him and took him out for a bit as well) and watched the passers-byers....dressed like a moose.

He was pretty cute in his costume too. Cute and squishy. Can I just say, without jinxing myself, that he was such a good baby today. He withstood pretty much everything that got thrown at him today. Strapped in the stroller, wacky lights and loud noises, being ignored (until Gramma felt sorry for him and they sat on a bench together while Lil' Miss took in some carnival games with me), starvation and dehydration (ok, we did bring a water cup for him that Gramma took advantage of and he learned about cheerios because we didn't leave until just after 5pm and that's seriously cutting into his dinner time), and really no opportunity for him to stretch his leggies....and a hot, two sizes too large costume. So he did pretty good, no real meltdowns, except for a bit at the end, and really, I couldn't blame him.

I took Lil' Miss around so she could try her hand at the carnival games. This year she could really participate and she totally cracked me up. She did good and waited patiently for her turn. Most of these games involve throwing objects at assorted targets and she was all over that. Besides, her dad has been teaching her to throw balls at home. What better time than to try out her throwing skills. Well, the young girls manning the booths pretty much needed to run for cover while Lil' Miss gave it all she had. Observe the action!

She put her whole body into those throws....and her pretty pink curly hair didn't even fall off! Now that is skillz! Anyhow, Scarecrow Festival was a success. And now this pooped mommy needs to hit the hay!