Halloween

Akeem had to work on Halloween this year, so we didn't go trick-or-treating on Sunday. Instead, we went to this event called Scare on the Square. The conversation on the ride downtown went something like this:

Chris: "Can you believe it? We are actually doing something in the community. That's a little different for us isn't it?"

Akeem: "Yeah, it is. It's cool though."

We get to the event and it's okay at first. There are a lot of people, though, and my anxiety starts to slowly build. But, there's a little petting zoo off to the side, so I take AJ over there so he can see the animals. There's rabbits, goats, and even a miniature horse for him to pet. Oh, and a huge great dane that was almost as big as the horse.

We start walking around the square and realize that for AJ to get any candy, we have to stand in line for FOREVER at each little booth. Then, when we get to the head of the line, they give us... wait for it... 2 little pieces of candy. What a rip off! So, we did that for a few booths and I took a couple of pictures. But, little kids kept running into me and parents were cutting in line in front of us. Not to mention that AJ dropped his candy bucket half a dozen times and so I kept having to bend down to pick up candy.

Everything meshed together and there it was - panic attack. So, we moved behind the booths and onto the sidewalk in front of the stores. I composed myself and we took a couple more pictures. Then, we left.

The conversation on the ride back to our house went like this:

Chris: "So, I guess this is why we don't do more in the community, huh?"

Akeem: " Yeah, I think so."


And, now, for the good stuff.


Da daa da daaaa!

Here they are, pics of AJ on Halloween. He was a lion this year. We bought the costume from Walmart (I know, bad mom, I didn't go all out with making a costume or buying a fancy one from a Halloween store, so shoot me), and we subsequently bagged it up, along with some other clothes that Akeem and I don't wear anymore, and took it off to Goodwill. It's practically brand-new, so the little boy or girl who gets it next year will be able to enjoy it just as much as AJ did.

Isn't Daddy scary?



He was just too cute, but I think by the time we made it to the sidewalk, he was ready to get the heck out of Dodge too. (So was Daddy, from the look on his face in that middle picture. **snicker**)