Boo at the Zoo 2016

It's Boo at the Zoo time!!

 The kids were ready to don their costumes at the zoo and take part in all the fun activities. 

 We met up with Tommy's buddy Cooper and his brother Conner for some Halloween fun.

 We also met up with Charlotte's bestie Lakynn and her family too.

 The kids had a blast.  It was mass chaos.  Lots of screaming, running, dancing, and everything else.

The kids are obsessed with this tractor.  It's a good thing that it's tough because they try to destroy it. 

 Smiling jumping action shot!

 Once the darkness settled in and the sugar kicked in on high, we decided to pick our pumpkins and get the heck out of there.

 The kids said their goodbyes.  There were some tears but all in all it was a really fun night!

Plus we got this great family picture out of the deal.  Tommy was in serious mode for this pic.  Charlotte's one antenna somehow got a little wonky.  Whoops! But that's what makes this picture so awesome. Can't wait to add it to the collection. :-)

2015 (but it only sort of counts since it was Cowtober and not Boo at the Zoo)

2014

2013

2012

Halloween 2014

So during the month of October, I didn't watch tv.  I wanted the make the kids costumes so something had to go.  It was tv.  I almost had Tommy convinced to be a ninja turtle so he could just use Adam's old costume but he changed his mind when he saw Sleeping Beauty.  He wanted to be the fire breathing dragon that Maleficent turns into at the end of the movie.  Grrrrrrreeeeaaaatttt.  So easy.  But I found a great tutorial on how to make dragon wings.  I did a lot of googling to get ideas and lo and behold, I had an extremely happy kiddo when I was finished.

 For Charlotte's costume, I decided she needed a hoodie-style costume too.  Why not be a unicorn? I found great tutorials for a unicorn costume. (My kids will never know a day when you couldn't find absolutely whatever you want to find on the internet.  I had to wait quite a few years in my life. :)

 She was also a happy camper.

 Our first event to try out these costumes was Boo at the Zoo! Tommy was so excited.

 Charlotte was also pretty excited.  Tommy wanted his mama to be a princess and dada to be a dog.  He had to settle for dada being dada and me being Minnie. :-) Parent fail.

 Charlotte got a lot of Awwwwwws!! Her outfit was quite the hit!

 Tommy enjoyed all (3) of the rides!

 Charlotte enjoyed watching. She would enjoy riding them I think.  She's afraid of nothing.

Look at that tail! Ridiculous amounts of cuteness.

 Tommy took Charlotte for a ride in the car (that doesn't go anywhere).

 We visited the pumpkin patch part of Boo at the Zoo.  Yes, that's Tommy's second sucker.

 This was actually the best picture they took.  Ha!

That weekend, we went to Svengoolie and Elvira's Halloween Party!!

 Shots shots shots shots-shots-shots!!!

 Elvira and Pretty Woman did the robot!

 Hockey Hank and Scuba Stella were there for the fun!

 Group pic!


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 Here's a quick throwback segue way back to the kiddos!!
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 Andrew brought the kiddos to my office so they could trick or treat.  They were lots of fun for everyone to see after being all sugared up at school all day.  Whoosh.

 That night we actually went trick or treating.  It.  Was.  Terrible.  Weather-wise, that is.  The freezing rain, possibly snow, the freezing cold temps, and the long walks between each house made for an unpleasant experience.  But we hit up all the neighbors that we could.  Tommy was hilarious.

 Charlotte was actually content.  Lots of layers and blankets and she didn't give a care.  Look at how wet her stroller is.  Ugh.  Yuck.

 We got home in time to catch a few more trick or treaters.  I tried to get a picture of the kids in their costumes... together...  It did not fly.

 I really tried.  But they had had it.  They needed to go to sleep, STAT.

 Just no go.  Dang it. :(  But at least they had a really great Halloween.  Plus they were super cute!

I took off her costume and made her sleep in her last layer of clothing for bed.  She and Minnie and their tushes were too cute not to capture at the end of the night.

Happy Halloween everyone!!

Boo at the Zoo 2013

It took quite some time but we convinced Tommy to go to Boo at the Zoo (we had to wear costumes too).
This is Mufasa!

Roar! Actually I think he's flying like a big jet in this picture.

We headed off to the zoo. Not many animals are available at this time of year but the goats were able to handle the weather.

Tommy is doing his Miley impression.

You can see the massive amount of people in the back playing all the games. Tommy had no interest when there was a tractor to drive...

...and a picnic table to sit on...

...don't forget the playground equipment!

Tommy's signature belly-down slide move!


There were plenty of photo opportunities but Tommy still dislikes having his picture taken, plus taking iPhone pictures in the dark takes even longer. But we got a few pics much to Tommy's dismay.

Most of the pics I took were of Tommy's backside.

We took a selfie in our costumes.

We also got the obligatory Boo at the Zoo pic. This year they had you get your picture taken with a "Zoo Friend". That snake was mega creepy. Blech!

Here's Tommy's first Boo at the Zoo from last year.  Next year will be Charlotte's first.  Can't wait!

Happy Halloween!


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