The Last of the Halloween Pictures 2009

Here are some pictures of Evan actually trick-or-treating with Daddy. Didn't feel much like Fall that night, as it was in the mid 80's. The mosquitoes ate us alive that night, and Evan was dripping with sweat after just a few houses. But that didn't hold us back from having fun with our little Nemo. Although someone did think he was a pumpkin?!

The Loot

The difference between last year's Halloween and this years is, Evan knows what candy is. And it's not so much a matter of out of sight out of mind. He knows he filled a basket with treats last night, and he very much knows what candy is. Last night he must have helped himself to a hershey bar, two things of MnMs, and like 5 lollipops, just as he was riding around in the neighborhood in the wagon. He had a blast trick or treating. He would say "TREAT" when the person would answer the door, and sometimes try and walk right in their house. He certainly wasn't shy. I can't wait for next year when I have two little guys in that wagon. But this year he stayed behind with Meema.

Halloween Bash

The Incredible Hulk.
The scariest Skeleton in town, with an icing smile.
Nemo, just before the whole costume came off.

Little Red Riding Hood, who came with a basket of treats to share!

Pink Lady with the sassy sunglasses.

Cutest Dragon of the year (Evan was the cutest of 2008 of course).

Nemo, minus the dorsal fin

Tinkerbell, what a little lady!

The skeleton, pre-cupcake.

Pink lady, and her Mama.

Dragon, just before the costume came off.

Evan went to a Halloween party this morning at his buddy, James's house. About 5 minutes into the bash, the Nemo hat came off... and about 30 minutes after that the whole outfit had to come off. So Evan isn't pictured here as much as I would have liked. But his friends are SUPER adorable, so I had fun taking lots of pictures of them. Underneath his Nemo outfit, he wore a black shirt and leggings (boot cut no less) that I got in the girl section of Target. The shirt had little puffy sleeves. So my friends and I decided he looked like a girl mime. Shh, don't tell Daddy, he would not be happy!!!

Apple Pickin?

Evan calls pumpkins apples. He is very adamant about this too. Our conversation at the pumpkin patch went something like this:

Me: "OK, let's pick out a pumpkin"

Evan: "Apple"

Me: "No sweety, it's a pumpkin"

Evan: "Apple"

Me: "Apples are smaller and usually red, yellow or green"

Evan: "Apple"

Me: "These are pumpkins buddy"

Evan: "Apple"

Me: "OK, your right, it's an apple, I give up"

It was much easier to photograph Evan last year. He was barely walking, so I would wait until he fell down and I would stick a pumpkin in front of him and click away. This year I asked him to hug a pumpkin. But he mainly laid on top of them and said "awe", which is what he says when he gives hugs.

Finding Nemo Halloween 2009

Here is a sneak peek at Evan's Halloween costume for this year. I spent weeks debating over what to pick, it's the last time I will probably get to choose his costume. My criteria was that it wouldn't be too hot (as it very well could be 90 degrees on Halloween), that it was something he loved (otherwise there was a chance he would refuse to wear it), and that it wasn't too constricting. This met all but the last one, I really didn't want anything on his head. But it was too cute to pass up. Luckily, he loves Nemo so much, he doesn't mind that he has to wear something on his head! I didn't think he could ever look as cute as he did last year in his Dragon costume, but I was wrong. Those big blue eyes and long eye lashes peeking out of that orange hat with the fin just melt my heart every time. Now if they just made preemie Halloween cosutmes, I would be so happy! But so far no luck with that.