Happy Halloween

Every year our church puts on a huge Family Fun Night for Halloween for the entire community.  They rent out the event center and have all kinds of food, games, bounce houses and candy.  The last time I was there I was pregnant with Joshua and volunteering at a booth.  I never imagined how much MORE fun it would be once I had a child of my own who was old enough to participate in all the fun. 

This year we took our little lion and let me just say that I am not sure who had more fun us or him.  It was such a blast watching him!

He got so many "AHHHs" and "how cutes."  One lady even asked to take his picture. 

When we first got there he was so overwhelmed.  Once we discovered the room that was for 5 and under he warmed right up and was running from station to station like he owned the place.

Getting ready for his big outing practicing his "ROOOOAAAARRRRR!"

When I first put the mane on he started shaking his head no with a big 'ol smirk on his face.

He ran over to the stove to check out his reflection. He was giggling the whole time!

Don't let this compliant face fool you...

....this is what he REALLY thought at first. 

"What am I wearing?"

"You mean I get to carry this bucket around with my costume?  Well I guess it isn't so bad after all."

 

Time for some games! 

 

He played games to earn candy for us. Yes we taxed him 100%. Just be glad neither one of us are running for president ;) 

 

He had to put the Frisbee in the slots.  Once he put two Frisbee through he got a piece of candy.  When he got his candy he immediately went over and put it through the slot.  HA-HA!

 

Bowling!  He walked up to the pins and threw/dropped the ball then he would either stand the pins back up or pick them up and hand them to the person running the booth.

He loved carrying around his bucket.

Break time for some peanut butter crackers.  Isn't that just the cutest lion you ever did see?

He is really into trains (choo-choos as he calls them) so I was really excited when I saw this little train ride. 

 

Last but not least...the bounce house.  His favorite!  

He would climb into the bounce house, go right to the slide and hold his arms out like this so the lady supervising would sit him up and help him down the slide and repeat 52 times. 

 

By the end of the night we were all pretty tired.  As we left I told him we were going to go home and go "night night."  On the way home he started saying, "Bible, Bible, Bible."  Guess he was ready to get started on his bedtime routine.  Sweet boy!