Whew! What a whirlwind the last few days have been with lots of fun Halloween celebrations.
Things kicked off on Saturday, when we went to the boys' first carnival at a nearby elementary school with some friends. Jackson was a zookeeper, and Cole was his crazy parrot (wearing the costume J wore when he was two!). They loved the games and activities, and seeing their friends Jameson and Preston, who they went to their previous school with.
That afternoon, we went to a super fun costume party at the Gossetts. The boys went as a police/SWAT man and firefighter. We all had a great time, and loved seeing all the costumes everyone came in. One of the dads dressed as Olaf which amazed Cole, who has been loving Frozen lately (I think he thought it was really Olaf). Corey and I got a bit creative and dressed as the song "Cake by the Ocean".
The boys' school had Halloween themed activities planned in class and then went trick-or-treating around the school and in the assisted living facility next door. I helped out in Jackson's class and had a blast.
The Grammas came over that afternoon so they could trick-or-treat with us. We headed out a bit earlier than normal given that it was a school night and the rain seemed to be holding off for a bit, and luckily we were able to make it through our entire neighborhood before the downpour began. The boys loved every second of tick-or-treating, and it was so fun to see their excitement over it all. This was the first year Cole actually enjoyed it, and he did a great job running after Jackson, helping pound on each door, and saying "trick-or-treat!" and "thank you!". Once we returned home, they loved handing out candy to the trick-or-treaters that came to our door.
We all snacked on too much candy and stayed up a bit late, but deemed it totally appropriate given the occasion. What a fun Halloween it was!
