Halloween Festivities

We did not wait until the last minute this year for Gavin's costume, in fact we had it like 6 months early!  Gavin's Granny Kay, a sweet lady that works with me, has a grandson a little older than Gavin but a lot smaller.  So she gave us his costume that he wasn't able to wear last year because it was so stinking hot.  Well our prayers were answered and it was really cool, cold in fact this year which is fairly unusual.

We started the festivities out on Saturday with Gavin "helping" Clay carve one of the pumpkins.  Gavin got bored pretty quickly as toddlers always do and started hindering the process more than helping.  But it was a nice bonding couple of minutes for my two favorite people.

That afternoon we went to watch the GA/FL game with some friends who ended up missing most of the game because one of their sons had broken his wrist and they were at Youth Care.  I guess the Lord felt sorry for them because GA actually won this year!!!!  We closed up the evening at a Trunk or Treat party where Gavin got to try out his costume.  This video below is right after I wrestled him into it

Meeting one of the other puppies.  This is one of his "girlfriends" Hailyn, she is so cute and sweet.  It's like they are silently telling each other, I can't believe they got you in this costume too!  I thought you were stronger than that, you poor sap!

This is the closest we could get to all three puppies being in the same picture.  None of them would hold still for even a second!

Gavin and the real puppy, checking each other out.

Isn't Clay super talented?!? This is the pumpkin he and Gavin were working on earlier.

Sunday we went to the church's fall festival.  I was so excited about Gavin getting to ride the pony.  Apparently he is of the mindset that dogs do not ride ponies, and how dare we even attempt it.

We didn't stay there long.  Poor Clay had an eye infection and he was miserable!  We also didn't get many pictures because I was working the registration booth and it is impossible to take a picture of Gavin while also chasing him around, you definitely need two people.

With Halloween being on Monday this year and Clay having a meeting he had to be at, we decided to stay at home and not go trick or treating.  I wanted Clay to be with us the first time Gavin got to go.  So I got Gavin dressed up and we sat out on the porch and handed out candy, by this time he was actually enjoying being in his costume and all of the attention he got.  Well luckily Clay got home in enough time for us to hit our 3 closest neighbors.  One of which has a precious little girl who is about a year younger than Gavin.  She dressed up like a cat and we got a couple of cute pictures of them together.

Don't you try and take my candy!

Did you see her try and take my Skittles!

Will you please make her give me my Skittles back....

Thankfully I have several years before girls become more important than candy to Gavin :-).  All in all, it was a wonderful weekend, minus poor Clay and his eye infection.  I think next year Gavin will be ready for some serious trick or treating so watch out everybody!