Reindeer in October

October 31, 2013

"Happy Halloween Seamus!  What are you going to be today?"

"A cute baby.  So cute it's scary?"

He actually put the bowl on his head by himself.

Finlay and I made a fabulous craft.  The paint batter for our cotton-ball jack-o-lantern felt cool!

Yay for sensory play and crafting at the same time.  The colours were bright and the batter was scented so the house smelled like pumpkin pie as we baked it!

Like his brother before him, Shayme did not like the dinosaur costume.

Another Halloween fail.

This was Fin's first Halloween success.  He told us what he wanted to be and we made his costume.  This is him first thing in the morning trying it on.  The look on his face when he saw himself in the mirror was priceless.  He kept touching his tail in disbelief and saying "I have a tail, Mama.  I a reindeer!"

And there were cakes.

And there were toys and greeting cards that act like toys.

Fin actually helps carve his pumpkin.

When I got home, Fin was on the front stoop greeting trick-or-treaters.  He was just loving being outside in the dark.  He made several comments about the stars.

Fin said "Trick or treat" and "Thank you" without any help or coaxing.

He just wanted to go from house to house to house.  But we had to call it a night after about 8 or 9 doors.  We had brought our own treats to these neighbours earlier in the day.

Because the neighbours gave out our treats to Fin, he could actually consume his loot.  Here he is checking out what he got.  He was really excited and happy with all of his 'treats.'