Halloween 2011

Last weekend was busy with Halloween activities! Grandpa & Grandma Erickson came down on Saturday morning to hang out with the boys & see their Halloween costumes. Isaac was determined to be a tiger again this year but lucky for us there was no tiger costume at the store we went to. I showed Isaac a fireman hat & he was sold on being a fireman. We then found a policeman costume for Caleb. Both boys were extremely cute & a major hit with everyone we ran into! Especially our little ham, Caleb. He milked his cuteness for all the candy he could get!

Isaac, our fireman

Caleb, our policeman

Late Saturday afternoon we went to an event at the Blank Park Zoo called Night Eyes. Kids dress up & the zoo is transformed into a not so scary Halloween. The kids trick or treat through the zoo & get candy from the different sponsors. Some of the animals are available to see but most are not. Isaac loves the lion & tigers and they were one of the few on display so that was cool to see. Caleb, cute in his policeman costume, decided that a pacifier would make the perfect accessory & got many "Oh, look how cute that policeman is." He even stopped a few times to show everyone his killer dance moves. We really enjoy Night Eyes and plan to make it a yearly event.

Isaac giving Curious George a hug

My boys in front of the Pirate ship

Isaac's favorite part of Night Eyes: the pedal tractors!

After Night Eyes it was off to Cici's pizza, which was extremely busy! Grandpa Erickson was ready to celebrate as we learned that Minnesota had beat Iowa in their football game that afternoon. After supper we came back home & watched ISU dominate in their game against Texas Tech. So we were all very happy that evening!

Headed out around the neighborhood

Done with the 1st house

Sunday night was Beggars Night in Indianola so we dressed the kids up again & went out around the neighborhood. Believe it or not but this is actually the first year we've done this. Every other year it's been too cold or we've had small babies that wouldn't get to eat the candy anyway. We went for an hour & only got down one street & our cul-de-sac. Mostly because both kids were walking and as the night went on they got slower! Caleb once again milked all his cuteness for all the candy he could get. At many houses he walked away with 2-3 handfuls of candy & only stopped because I told him no more! Once again the pacifier was in his mouth! I think Isaac really enjoyed going to our neighbors & trick-or-treating.