November 04, 2014

Sullivan's First Halloween

Growing up, Halloween was a big deal in our house. My mom would go all out with the decorations, both inside and out. We had this long, covered walkway up to our front door, and she would effortlessly turn it into a haunted house of sorts. Little kids were scared to trick-or-treat at our house. It was awesome, and I looked forward to each and every Halloween in that home. Somewhere along the line, my sister and brother and I grew up, we all moved out of the house, and gone were those days of embracing Halloween to the fullest. Since then, I sort of lost interest in Halloween, save for the odd party here and there.

But this year marked a change in my feelings towards Halloween and the Halloween's to come. Because now, I'm a mom, and this year, I've realized just how much more fun Halloween is when you have a kid. I didn't go all out - no decorations this year since we weren't home for Halloween anyway and I didn't make him a costume like I thought I might be inclined to do - we have many years to get super creative in the costume department! This year I chose to dress him up in one of those super cute puffy costumes. Seriously, is there anything cuter than a baby in a costume?! I don't think so.

baby bat costume

A few days before Halloween, my mom's group had a little Halloween party for all the babies and it was pretty much the funniest thing ever. There seemed to be a lot more crying than usual and I think it's because the babies didn't know what to make of the other babies in costumes! The puffy style costumes are also a little "top heavy", so at any given moment there was usually a "baby down".

halloween babies baby bat old navy costume

On Halloween day, we stopped in Red Deer on our way home from Calgary so Sully's cousins could see him in his costume. We also took Sully out trick-or-treating with them. While he had no idea what was going on, (or that he was collecting candy for his mom), he was a trooper, staying up way past his bedtime.

dracula, a bat, a chef
baby bat costume

Hard to believe that this time last year Sully was just a bun in my oven. And next year he'll be able to walk up to the doors holding my hand! I should probably start costume brainstorming now! I hope everyone had a wonderful Halloween weekend!

9 comments:

  1. GAH! He's so cute!! Hehe, I love the puffy costumes.

    I totally dropped the ball on the creative costume this year, but hopefully I can come up with something awesome for next year! Halloween is just the best with little ones!

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    1. I'm really glad I stuck with a puffy costume this year - I think I would look back and regret it, it's just too cute! Plus, there will come a day when our input into what we want our little guy's to dress as will not be welcomed ;)

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  2. He looks so cute in his puffy costume! I think those things are the best thing since sliced bread.

    I lost interest in Halloween too, but this year was different. I did a few crafts and have rekindled my relationship with it. Sounds like Sully did that for you too (:

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    1. Thanks, D, I think so too! I figure I only have so many years for the puffy costumes before he starts dictating what he wants to dress up as!

      And I'm totally making your snake wreath next year - so awesome! :)

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  3. These photos are too precious! My favorite is the group photo of the six babies in a semicircle - they're just so confused at seeing each other in costume, hahaha!

    "you look different... new haircut?"
    "bro, I'm a bat"
    "... hmmmm."

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    1. Bahahaha, I totally should have included some "commentary" - because that's exactly what it was like!

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  4. Omigosh --- soooooooooo adorable!!!!!!!!

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  5. Oh my gosh ... did I see an Ace Ventura outfit in there? SO FUNNY! LOVE! Yeah, Halloween was super fun this year with a baby ... we went and did some trick or treating in town the weekend before for a special kids event they had, then we had a Halloween party with our moms group on Halloween, then trick or treating toa few houses that night. Loved it! And yeah, I hope to get more creative with costumes next year ... ha ha ...

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    1. Haha, you did!! Brilliant, hey? You guys had a busy Halloween! Next year will be so fun when they have a better idea of what is going on!

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