i LOVE halloween. it has always been one of my favorite holidays, even though i didn't have kids. i LOVE seeing all of the little ones dressed up going trick-or-treating. it was one of my "can't wait for" moments when i had jake. he was only 10 months old last year so it was more about the costume/photo op for me.
last year he was in a cutesy, baby costume but i knew this year i wanted to something more fun edgy. i saw a mc hammer costume last year and have obsessed over it for the last 12 months but lost the fight (real fight) with matt. he wasn't havin' it, so i decided to find something that jake liked that would mean something to him. he loves jake and the never land pirates cartoon and walks around the house saying "arrrrrgh!" and a few days before halloween, i found it!
he got to wear it twice. carma had a halloween party so we dressed him up for that. he was front runner for the kids costume contest but we left early. imo...you shouldn't have had to be present to win but i'm not bitter.
2 days later it was halloween. my mom and i took him trick-or-treating on our block while candy monitor matt stayed back to pass out candy. i know i'm biased but he was the cutest pirate and all of the neighbors fell in love. he walked right up to each house and stuck his bucket out for candy. he even tried to go inside a few houses. it was a defining night in motherhood for me. goosebumps up and down the block. jake, you bring mommy so much happiness.
on a side note...there was some chatter about whether or not he could have been prince in his purple rain days. i'm okay with either label.
purple rain flashback?
pooped after the party
getting in a little leap frog letter learning
before trick-or-treating. c'mon son, let's go...mama's excited!
halloween 2010- 8 months old.
