Halloween

Thankfully we have much better news to share than in our last blog update. We are all feeling much better...and feeling much better just in time for Halloween at that!
On Friday Dawson go to go trick or treating where I worked full time before he was born. I dressed him up in his cow costume which he loves! He seems happier wearing his cow costume than any other time. They had the office set up so that children could go in a trick or treat at all of the offices or workspaces. One department had even made their room into a haunted house complete with glow in the dark spider webs, a fan, music, a blacklight, and more. It was set up as a maze of cobwebs to get from the door to the back of the office where the candy was. When they saw Dawson they offered to turn the lights on for him to go through, but I said to give him a minute to see if he acted afraid. Dawson did GREAT! He wasn't afraid at all. He walked right through the cobweb maze, and actually did so several times he liked it so well. Unfortunately I didn't get any pictures of this event, but I think someone got some pictures so I hope to get those this week and post them.
On Saturday morning we headed to Big Springs Park downtown for John to volunteer through work with the MDA Walk. Dawson and I tagged along to participate in the walk and enjoy the fun. After returning home we carved our pumpkins and played outside in the wonderful weather. Saturday evening our Publix store had trick or treating for kids inside the grocery store, so we dressed Dawson up in his cow suit again and took him around the store. He had a great time. He was so happy in his cow costume that we decided to go out to eat a Red Robin after trick or treating and we left him in his costume! He was the kid in the cow costume at Red Robin eating a burger! (Hah!)
On Sunday we went to church and played outside. In the afternoon we went to visit our friends the Heatons. They had their second child, Gabe, on John's birthday, September 27! Unfortunately, since we have all been under the weather we have been afraid to visit them before now. We went for a visit and got to meet sweet Gabe, hang out, and Dawson got to play with their first son, Jack. I only got one picture of Dawson and Jack while we were there because I was too busy holding Gabe.
After leaving their house we came home to get ready to go trick or treating. John and I decided since we were going to take Dawson that it was a good excuse for us to dig some of our old costumes of of the attic. John and I were Fred and Wilma Flintstone. We took Dawson around our neighborhood with our friends the Burns who have a son, Connor (24 months) and one of their friends who has a little kid also. Dawson was the cow, Connor was Thomas the Tank Engine, and James was a dragon. They had a fun time together! We pulled Dawson around in his wagon, and he wanted to eat his candy as quickly as he got it! :)
We had a great Halloween (stretched over three days) and hope everyone else did as well!

Enjoy the pictures below...

Above: Dawson in his cow costume!
Above: When we got Halloween cards in the mail
from Lolly, Pop, and Uncle Logan, Dawson LOVED
the card he's holding in this picture. It plays the
Ghostbusters theme song. He carries it around the
house opening and closing the card while he dances
and smiles like this!

Above: I went outside to find this cow in our yard!

Above: This cow turned into an airplane

and flew by our pumpkins! :)

Above: This was the first day we tried on our

costume to get used to the hood!

Above: The cutest cow I've ever seen.

Above: My sweet cow!

Above: Dawson loved being in his cow costume

so much he wanted to play in it!

Above: Dawson looking at the "ducks" at Big Spring Park

downtown on Saturday morning.

Above: Although it warmed up to be in the 70's

later in the day, it was cool on Saturday morning in the

park so Dawson had to be bundled up!

Above: Dawson looking at one of the many fountains

in Big Spring Park.

Above: Dawson and Mommy with Chaos one of the mascots

for the Huntsville Havoc Hockey Team. The Chickfila Cow and

Lawler's BBQ Pig, Tasty, were also there. We didn't get pictures with

them though, although Dawson did talk to all of the characters.

Above: Dawson on a fire engine at the MDA walk.

He loved being on the truck and didn't want to get off!

Above: At Publix after you took your kid

trick or treating around the store, they had this

area set up for photos. As you can see in this photo, since

Dawson was a cow he trick or treated with a milk jug

to collect his candy in.

Above: Another picture at Publix.

Above: Publix again.

Above: Dawson eating a cookie while trick or treating at Publix.

Above: Dawson and Mommy dressed in orange

before church on Sunday morning.

(Doesn't Dawson look SO big!?)

Above: Dawson and his friend, Jack, (23 months)

playing on Sunday afternoon!

Above: Dawson pointing at other trick or treaters.

Above: Our neighbor, Melissa, gave out these snack cakes.

As you can see from Dawson's face, he wanted to eat it

immediately!

Above: John (Fred Flintstone) taking a turn

pulling Dawson's wagon.

Above: Dawson in his wagon enjoying one piece of

candy!

Above: At each house Dawson had to take the candy

back out of his milk jug, inspect it (as if he knew what

it was), and put it in a pile behind him. Silly boy!

Above: John walking Dawson up to a house.

Above: Unfortunately this was the only family

Halloween picture we were able to take. At this point Dawson

was beyond tired, so he wasn't in too much of a picture-

taking mood!