Yesterday we took Leif trick-or-treating down our block and back. He was a little bit timid when approaching each house, but once he was at the door, he would say "Thank you!" Then Leif tried out his skills at scaring and would say, "BOOOOOOOOO!" Some neighbors played along and respond with "Ahhh!" or "You scared me!"By the time we got back to our end of the block, Leif said he was all done. Layla tagged along with us in her little blue bird costume. I wore a sorting hat and Jeff dressed up like a backpacker with pots and pans hanging from his pack. While we were out, Grace handed out treats at our house. It was a slow night and started raining later, so we ended up with a very large bowl of left over chocolate. I will need to hide it from myself. :) Leif had fun eating a few treats before brushing his teeth.
The week was filled with Halloween activities, so we are a little worn out at this point. On Sunday, we went to Como Zoo for the Zoo Boo. Leif and Layla trick-or-treated around the zoo. There were many fun (non-candy) treats along the way including an animal themed dominoes game. The police and fire departments were also there and Leif was very excited to be able to see a firetruck, talk to a fireman, and sit in the back of a police car.
For being the zoo, we didn't see many animals. I think many were moved to warmer weather for the winter or kept inside. We did get to see the polar bears, reindeer, bison and mountain goat. Leif was more interested in the zoo volunteers dressed up as characters and animals instead. Each area had a different theme, African animals, under the sea, arctic, pirates and fairy tales. Leif's favorites were seeing a mermaid, Belle, and some Jedi's. He yelled "Light savers!" when he saw them. :) (It's funny what he has already picked up without even seeing any of these movies.) At the end of the night, Leif got to do pumpkin bowling and have some apple cider.
On Tuesday we carved pumpkins at home. This was Leif's first time carving. In past years, he has colored on pumpkins with markers instead. He had a lot of fun scooping the "goop" and managed to but a little of the pumpkin, with my help. Then he asked me to finish. Leif would help me push the piece out after I cut it. Jeff carved a scary face, of course. My pumpkin had a handlebar mustache.
Wednesday night we went to a Halloween craft night at the Unitarian church. Leif was able to make a pipe cleaner spider, a fall placemat, a halloween stamp picture and got his face painted. At the end of the evening we got to watch The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown and eat popcorn.
Yesterday, Leif and Layla wore their costumes to preschool and daycare. Leif's costume was a little cumbersome so he didn't wear it all day. Layla stayed dressed as a little bird all day and was trying to roll over when I came to pick her up. They had a fun Halloween party at school and Leif brought home a fun bag of non-edible treats. We have enough stickers and tattoos to last us for years.
So, it was a busy and very memorable Halloween. We are going to take it easy this weekend save our energy for the next holiday.
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