I'll have to come back to the second wedding later and the other stuff between Wendy's wedding and Halloween....I just couldn't wait.
I have to say, this was the best Halloween yet. His first was nice and I really loved it, BUT this year he actually got into his costume and trick or treating and he just had a ball. The only thing better than trick or treating as a child is WATCHING your child trick or treat. I know the whole thing really is kind of silly if you think about it...you go from door to door getting candy (that your mom won't even let you eat most of) dressed up in a costume you will wear once. But, I like silly and I like Halloween. I don't do spooky and I don't do gross, but I love pumpkins and getting dressed up and of course I like candy! (who says mommy can't eat all of that candy, right?)
Since there is not much I can think of that Bishop loves more than Mickey Mouse, I decided he would dress as Mickey and he loved it all...his tail, his shoes, his ears, and he especially loved his gloves (strange). I made his whole costume so I was very proud that he loved it. It was fairly simple despite a few bumps along the way with the gloves and the ears. I tried to do a hat first but the ears wouldn't stand up so I ended up going with a headband which was a whole lot easier. At first, all I could find was adult gloves so I tried made mittens out of them. The mittens looked ridiculous but he was going to wear them anyway until the hubby came home with 2 pairs of white baby gloves from WM for $1...and they looked MUCH better. I didn't really have a pattern except for the
headband, but I think he turned out ok. Even though some people thought that MINNIE mouse was cute. What? Minnie has a bow...and a dress!!
Sunday night, my parents got to see Mickey since it just is a bit much to do it all in one night. He was very excited because he LOVES his Mamaw, Papaw, Granna, and Granddaddy (and Sally...and Nolly). He was proud to show them he was Mickey...and he can do the "Hot Dog" dance.
Then since I was off work (yay!!) on Halloween, I took Bishop to his babysitter's party and he made a ghost handprint picture and had lots of snacks. I stayed for a while but ran an errand while they ate and when I came back he had cupcake from head to toe. Literally! He sure enjoyed it tho!
So, after taking a nap (and a bath...and washing MM outfit) we headed to my sister's in Saltillo. We have been going there for several years on Halloween and it is something I look forward to every year. I was sad we didn't get to go last year....everyone was sick and it was too cold to get Bishop out. So since I missed out last year, I kinda went a bit overboard this year!
We had lots of cute (and yummy!) food.
It was good even though it kinda looks gross in this picture.
And I prefer not to call it Barf.
PB&J Sammies
Wendy's delicious taco soup
And my FAVE....
Caramel Apples! What says fall better than apples? (pumpkins maybe?) Anyway, what goes better with apples than caramel?.....And what better with caramel than chocolate? And what better with chocolate than pecans? You get the idea, right?
They are delicious. Try them. I made several kinds and they all were good!
And, no Scott, there were no razor blades in them.
After we ate, it was time to trick or treat....
He was such a good trick or treater!
He said "bye bye" to every single house we went to.
