October 31
Well, Halloween 2006 gets filed under the lukewarm category. Corbin neither loved it nor hated it. This morning when I took him to daycare, he was extremely clingy and cried a lot after I left. Was it because some of the other kids and teachers were dressed up? He didn't seem bothered by that. Maybe it was because he had diarrhea all day and felt sick. We'll never know.
After school, we got home about 5:00 and ate supper. Mommy and Daddy got into their costumes first, which Corbin didn't seem to mind. Putting on his Murray costume was equally okay. Trying to take pictures was NOT. First he wanted to play with the camera, then he just got tired of standing against the wall. Understandable, I guess.
At the city Halloween carnival, I was surprised at how small it was. The Easter egg hunt was so overcrowded, I had assumed that this would be similar. There were probably ten booths with games for older children, all sponsored by local companies. They did have a nice little pumpkin patch set up, and Corbin enjoyed picking out a pumpkin for Daddy to decorate. We then got a balloon and cookies. The tractor taking people on a "hayride" really intrigued him, but twice when it was our turn Corbin freaked out and didn't want to get on after all. That was fine with us, since it was already cold.
So we went home and walked next door to knock on our neighbor Barbara's door. She gave Corbin a handful of nickels, which was great. Tomorrow he can wear his costume to school. It really turned out well, though I should have saved myself a ton of hours by just purchasing the $15 licenced shirts. Oh well.
After school, we got home about 5:00 and ate supper. Mommy and Daddy got into their costumes first, which Corbin didn't seem to mind. Putting on his Murray costume was equally okay. Trying to take pictures was NOT. First he wanted to play with the camera, then he just got tired of standing against the wall. Understandable, I guess.
At the city Halloween carnival, I was surprised at how small it was. The Easter egg hunt was so overcrowded, I had assumed that this would be similar. There were probably ten booths with games for older children, all sponsored by local companies. They did have a nice little pumpkin patch set up, and Corbin enjoyed picking out a pumpkin for Daddy to decorate. We then got a balloon and cookies. The tractor taking people on a "hayride" really intrigued him, but twice when it was our turn Corbin freaked out and didn't want to get on after all. That was fine with us, since it was already cold.
So we went home and walked next door to knock on our neighbor Barbara's door. She gave Corbin a handful of nickels, which was great. Tomorrow he can wear his costume to school. It really turned out well, though I should have saved myself a ton of hours by just purchasing the $15 licenced shirts. Oh well.
posted by Mommy at
10/31/2006 08:30:00 PM
