Halloween 2.0

We got another chance at halloween on saturday.  my dear friend J lives a few towns over and they were really hit hard by the hurricane, so their halloween was postponed.  every year J throws a pizza party to begin halloween night for all the kids in the neighborhood and their parents.  we are always invited, but it's usually weird timing.  However, since it was saturday and hubs had a paper to write, we went over.  boy, I'm glad we did!!

J's kids love big guy!  in fact, when she told them we were coming, they were screaming and jumping up and down.  they were very excited to see big guy.  And big guy loves their house.  Not only are the kids there, but they have a really big dog and a chinchilla, that big guy is obsessed with.  every time we go, he runs over and talks all about his water bottle, food dish, his potty, where he sleeps.  then we get to feed it hay and an almond.  obsessed.

so, we played with the chinchilla and the kids before the onslaught of about 20 kids ranging in age from 2-13 and their parents all showed up.  pizza, drinks, veggies all ensued in mass quantities.  big guy had a slice of white, some chips, and apple juice.  we also got to feed the dog a giant bone.  big guy kept telling the dog to be quiet, "shhhh" with his finger to his lips when the dog would bark. so cute.

following dinner, everyone got suited/bundled up and all 20 kids and a few parents started the walk around the neighborhood.  J lives in a really nice neighborhood, but the houses are spaced pretty far apart, so it's a lot of walking.  but big guy LOVED every second of it!  he loved being with all the kids.  he loved getting the candy.  he did a wonderful job of saying thank you after taking a handful.  our bucket really filled up fast.  in fact, if we were a little behind the other kids, big guy would tell us to go faster and catch up b/c he wanted to be with the crowd.

after an hour of trick or treating we ended up at the last house where there were desserts, drinks, and games.  we ate and laughed and talked all about the various candy we had gotten.  then J, big guy and I left to go back to J's house to take a bath and get changed for bed.  big guy was so sad to leave.  he kept making the hand motion for "come on," as in he wanted everyone to come back to take a bath.  He kept saying, "back, back."  so precious.  but he was fine once we got to the bathtub and he realized the dog was allowed to sit in the bathroom with him.  we got into our pj's and headed home.  About ten minutes from home, he passed out and I plopped him in bed.  then hubs and I ate all of the good candy!