Halloween

Dad may be scared by the skeleton hanging on our front door,
but Maliah enjoyed touching it and got excited every time we walked her by the front door.  She would just look at the front door window and stare at it.

     

Maliah says "I ain't scared of you!"

These are the costumes that didn't make it to trick-or-treating, but we had fun playing in them for a little while!

Maliah the Garden Gnome

Magnus the Skeleton

The neighborhood grocery store had a Trick-or-Treat night the day before Halloween.  We couldn't pass up free candy and a chance to bowl in the grocery aisles.

 

Finally Halloween day came... and the whole family got dressed up.  Magnus understood Halloween this year.  Last year he just had fun putting candy in his bucket, or even taking it out and putting it in other kids buckets... but when he went to take the candy back out of their buckets, things didn't go as he planned.  But as I said, that was last year, this year he had trick-or-treating down pat, and loved it... all expect the scary house!

Queen Bee & Baby Bee

Dad the Banana

"Trick-o-Treat" say Magnus the Tow-Mater

 

Pumpkin Patch

We took an adventure to a local pumpkin patch.  We strolled in the pumpkins and then played and played... on the slides, swings, bouncy castle, zip line, rolling tunnel, cars, pogo stick, the maze, the hammock!

 

 

 

What worse than a bug on your windshield? A bug in your car!

Magnus using his map.

Stopping to ask the local bee for directions.

 

Maliah swinging with Grandpa Newman

The rolling tunnel

Fall Fest

Fort Myer, which is just a mile from our house, hosted a Fall Fest the weekend before Halloween.  Despite the rain, it was awesome!  They had pony rides, a petting zoo, a bouncy castle, and tons of other games and giveaways.

 

This harvest duckie is yummy

We want a pitcher... not a belly itcher

Dad & Magnus are strong

Dad, Mom, Magnus, Maliah & Papa Newman at Fall Fest

Monster March

Magnus' school had a Monster March a few days before Halloween.  All the kids dressed up and then marched outside and navigated thru a magic maze and earned a treat at the end!  Dad, who returned from a 2-week trip the morning of the Monster March, went to Magnus school, along with Maliah and Papa Newman, and enjoyed the festivities.

Magnus is sporting his 'Tow Mater' (a cartoon tow truck from the movie 'Cars') costume that Papa Newman got for him.  Magnus likes it because the arms are puffy giving him big biceps, that he can use to give even better hugs!

Waiting to 'march' outside