Halloween was a great success :) Except for the fact that Tom was sent to Korea and had to leave Halloween morning at 4am, so he missed all the fun. He was really bummed to miss Annie's first Halloween, and to be part of all the trick or treating festivities. But, we did send him pictures and have LOADS of candy for him to share in when he gets back.
One of the best part of Halloween was our early morning trip to the fire station. Since Tom was out of town, I wanted to do something special with John and Annie (really more for John). (And honestly, since Tom was out of town and I was solo for the morning, I needed an activity to keep us occupied). John had decided to be a fireman for Halloween (we talked him into fireman...
originally he wanted to be a fire engine. After figuring out how to make a fire engine costume -- which would entail him wearing a cardboard box attached to him by suspenders -- we went to plan B.) So on Halloween, we got him into his costume right after breakfast and headed out to the fire station to meet some real firemen! We showed up at the fire station, and the firemen were prepared for us -- it was 8am and they already had a big bowl of candy waiting (I guess preparation is part of being a fireman...). John was SO excited when we got there, and I think the firemen gave him special treatment since he was dressed up so perfectly!!
They let him go in 3 fire trucks, walk on 1, and go in the ambulance (front of the ambulance, mind you), and spray a mini-fire hose (and 1 fireman in the process).
It was PERFECT! On our way back home, John munched a lollipop, Annie snugged, and I stopped for a yummy latte. (Question to Starbucks: Why are you the ONLY store on all of Central Ave that has a step to the front door? Really not helpful for the stroller-rolling crowd, which is pretty much your entire business on weekend mornings.)
One of the best part of Halloween was our early morning trip to the fire station. Since Tom was out of town, I wanted to do something special with John and Annie (really more for John). (And honestly, since Tom was out of town and I was solo for the morning, I needed an activity to keep us occupied). John had decided to be a fireman for Halloween (we talked him into fireman...originally he wanted to be a fire engine. After figuring out how to make a fire engine costume -- which would entail him wearing a cardboard box attached to him by suspenders -- we went to plan B.) So on Halloween, we got him into his costume right after breakfast and headed out to the fire station to meet some real firemen! We showed up at the fire station, and the firemen were prepared for us -- it was 8am and they already had a big bowl of candy waiting (I guess preparation is part of being a fireman...). John was SO excited when we got there, and I think the firemen gave him special treatment since he was dressed up so perfectly!!
They let him go in 3 fire trucks, walk on 1, and go in the ambulance (front of the ambulance, mind you), and spray a mini-fire hose (and 1 fireman in the process).
It was PERFECT! On our way back home, John munched a lollipop, Annie snugged, and I stopped for a yummy latte. (Question to Starbucks: Why are you the ONLY store on all of Central Ave that has a step to the front door? Really not helpful for the stroller-rolling crowd, which is pretty much your entire business on weekend mornings.)
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