Halloween 2012

Happy Halloween!!!

This year Bridger is almost 2.5 years old. I knew it would be different this year, but I wasn't expecting Bridger to be so scared. And I surely thought that he would go trick or treating. We started the night out at the fall festival at the church up the road. Our friends go to church there and invited us. They had little games everywhere and a cute little map made up so you would know where everything was. Bridger was SO excited that Kyler was there. He talked about him non stop before we met up with them. However as soon as we met up with them Bridger became shy. He didn't want to participate in anything. He finally warmed up after awhile and was running around with Kyler. They were so cute together, and they were both pirates! How adorable! His mom and I joke all the time that we are soul sisters. We seriously do everything the same or buy the same outfits for our kids, or have the same ideas, and at the same times. It is hilarious. We were laughing when we both found out that we dressed our boys as pirates. Malori (Kylers mom) entered her newest baby into the costume contest. He was a little bear and my goodness he was SO adorable! And he won first place! While they were doing that inside, we had the boys outside playing on the play yard. Bridger actually went down the big slide as well. I say "big" but it is bigger than any other slide he's been on. It took him a long time to go down it. he had to climb it himself first, with no help, then go down. After awhile he finally did it! He was pretty scared and nervous about all of the games though. all the events. I figured it has to be his age mixed with the huge crowd. We all know my little one is SO NOT shy. He was so cute. Even sweet little Camden "the cow" came by. He is SO adorable! Beautiful little boy. I don't think he likes his costume. But I loved it.

We left there after a little bit because we wanted to take Bridger trick or treating. As we were driving down our main street we were so shocked by the amount of kids! Everywhere! We have never lived anywhere where there were a lot of trick or treaters. It was insane. cars parked along the streets. Ryan then remembered that the neighbors told us that they come by the car loads, which was SO true. We parked the car in the driveway and jumped out and started walking down our own street to take Bridger trick or treating. He is so little we figured we would do a quick swoop down our own street and then hand out candy. The first house we went to - no go. That was the same for the next 6 houses. Bridger wanted NO part of collecting candy. He would scream. He was scared. He was shy. He was not having any of it. Then after we walked by the neighbors house they had some scary masks on and was "sharping their knife" on the concrete...Bridger lost it. It was hilarious. poor baby. We went home. We only made it down our culd-a-sac. We sat and handed out candy after and almost ran out! It was crazy. As soon as we got home he started saying "trick or treat" over and over. ha. He is so cute. He helped us hand out candy. He was such a good little boy tonight. and guess what, he wore his costume!!!!! Yay! I'm so proud of my sweet baby!

Maybe next year he will finally have the hang of trick or treating. I hope so, I can't wait to take him to collect all that candy and have him love all that scary stuff. My sweet pirate is now snuggled up and sleeping away.