Halloween 2011

Somehow, parts of our parish decided to have trick-or-treating on the eve of Halloween.  What's up with that?  It's a good thing that Brady came home earlier than usual on a Sunday, although, Joseph's Nana was all set to drive us around to get some candies.





HERE'S JOSEPH THIS HALLOWEEN.

 

HE DECIDED TO BE A CAMOUFLAGED SACKBOT.



Joseph is pretty much the only one in our little town that plays Little Big Planet.  Nobody knew what his costume was supposed to be.  It took the big part of this afternoon to make the costume to look as much as possible like a sackbot.  For the head to be proportional to the body just like that of a sackboy/sackbot, it would have had to be about 6x bigger than this!  In the end, Joseph decided that he did not like the costume because the head was uncomfortable.

AHH...NOW HE FEELS BETTER. 

With all the effort I put into making that costume, along with the glue gun burn on my thumb, Joseph just had to wear the head every time we stopped to get candies.




DADDY ASSISTING JOSEPH WHILE TRICK-OR-TREATING
AT ONE OF OUR NEIGHBORS' HOUSE.





ALONG THE WAY WE MET THIS COWGIRL.

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

Party and Balloons

We took Joseph to school last Friday for his early birthday party with his 2nd grade classmates.



This penguin did not make it to the party after all.





But, this penguin did.

Joseph's Nana was a TREMENDOUS help in preparing for the party.  She put together about 14 party favors while I did 6.  On Friday morning/noon, pressed for time, I again enlisted Nana's help in cutting card stock and stapling them to make the penguin masks.  And we actually made it to school with minutes to spare.


Along with the penguin favors, we brought
puffles cupcake and a Club Penguin Birthday cake.





Aren't these penguins cute???


                           


After the party, we drove to Natchez, Mississippi for the start of the Great Mississippi River Hot Air Balloon Festival.  We first went to the Natchez side to find the site for the balloon glow, but eventually ended up on the Louisiana side (Vidalia).  We had a bite to eat and, fortunately, had a great view of the river and the other shore while we waited for the hot air balloons.



Joseph "eating" butter on bread.  Ooh, he saw something across the river...

 

Some of the balloons had been inflated!

It turned out that there were also balloons on our side, right in the parking lot.  They were huge.



Joseph with Daddy and Nana





Of course, Joseph with Mommy



The above pictures were the extent of the balloon glow.  I was expecting a more dramatic glow with lots and lots of balloons in one place and with prolonged glow.  As it was, these were the only two balloons on our side of the shore that "glowed," and only for short bursts.  It was still awesome, being that this was the first time for the four of us to see hot air balloons up close.  Joseph actually got bored and asked to go home.  I wanted to stay longer to see the fireworks display, but no such luck.  Brady had to work this weekend, and anyway, we tried to book a hotel three months ago and there was none available.  So, we missed out on the balloon races, which would take place on Saturday and Sunday.


The Mississippi River,
with Mississippi to the left
and Louisiana to the right where the sun set.

Over-all, it was a great day.  Joseph ended the day by "eating" cotton candy as soon as we got home.   

Upcoming Almost-Birthday Party




 

This guy will be there.



Penguin Cupcake
(In case you're wondering what it is.)



We wish that you could all come celebrate with us!