Trick or Treat 2012

We had a fun filled Halloween last night! Terrell got off work a little early so we could "do" Halloween and trick-or-treat in Barnesville. Call us crazy but we just prefer spending holidays with family and people who know and love our babies almost as much as we do.

We ate supper with my parents and sister and Frankie before rushing around totally wild trying to get the boys ready and into costume. We had a little bit of drama getting ready but once we were ready, we were good to go for the night.

My firstborn decided to be ChippaJones this year. He loves baseball, loves the Braves, and loves Chipper Jones so it was perfect. He was the cutest Chipper Jones I've ever seen.

My little one decided to be Tigger. When it comes to choices for 1 year olds, they're going to look cute in pretty much anything... so you go with whatever you can find fast (if you're last minute with Halloween like we somehow always end up being). My parents actually found the costume for a deal and since we weren't in love with anything else we went with it. Thanks Granna and Papa! My adorable Tigger melted my heart.

After we got everyone ready, we all went to Trunk or Treat at our church and met Terrell's parents there. It's always fun, quick, and painless, plus everyone knows us so that makes it even better. Garrison was SO much more sociable and polite this year. And mama was so thankful. Last year he was really unsure about it all and it came across as being rude and ungrateful. This year was much more fun for him. He was super polite and friendly, loved getting candy in his pumpkin, and loved playing the little games. (The bean bag toss was his favorite... cause he plays by his own rules...)

And Austin had a ball! He started off in the stroller and then we decided to give him some freedom and let him walk around the rest of the evening. He loved every minute! For the most part our kiddos went separate directions all night but we had both sets of grandparents there so it was really fun and easy.

After we finished at Trunk-or-Treat we went back to my parents' subdivion to trick-or-treat some more and then get the boys in their pj's so we could head home. Once we got there, Garrison got a little intimidated and decided to just trick or treat at Granna and Papa's house instead of at all the other ones. It had gotten dark by that point and there were lots of other little trick-or-treaters out and about so he changed his mind. He'd technically never walked up to a house to ring the doorbell and trick or treat before... but he loved ringing the doorbell at my parents' house and he even got to answer the door and put candy in other kids' bags too. I'm thinking our new tradition might be going around to trick or treat early at houses in their neighborhood and then giving out candy back at their house. He loved that part!

We enjoyed our ride home following the full moon which Garrison was fascinated by and finally both boys fell asleep in the car. They went straight to bed once we got home. It was heavenly! Today we've been hanging out around the house recuperating from our busy day of fun yesterday. I am especially thankful for Thursdays today!!

And just in case anyone wants to see how much my babies have grown, here's a flashback to Halloween 2011. =)