Trick or Treat!

We had lots of Halloween fun on Friday! I'd been anxiously awaiting the day, just to see how Logan would like his costume. We've been playing with it for about a month, getting to know the dragon, and I think it paid off! Logan was not super wild about having paws on his hands or having his head covered, but for the most part, once he got over the initial shock ("MOM, WHY are you making me wear this?!), he enjoyed watching his feet and tail move!

We decided to make a special stop at Donnellan Realty, which is owned by our friends, Ned and Lisa. They were great friends to John when he was here in college, recently had two kids go through high school who were involved in Young Life, and now Lisa watches Logan every Monday night when John and I go to Young Life club. They have been such great friends to us and great supporters of Young Life - we love them! So, they were thrilled when we brought our little dragon over for a visit to the beautiful new office building.

John and Logan outside the Donnellan's new building - Logan was not so sure about having his head covered.

Logan enjoyed exploring the long hallways and seemed especially taken with the plant.

Since it was so warm out - at least 65 and sunny, I decided it would be special to take Logan for a little ice cream break at the Dairy Queen. It was so fun! Logan was so excited and so cute. Because it was so warm and he had just been in his costume for a while, I let him run around in just a onesie. Love those little legs.

Yummy!


Big bite!

Logan walked all over the Dairy Queen like this. We were the only ones there in the mid-afternoon. The workers had a blast watching Logan run back and forth, checking everything out.

Once John got home from work, it was time to have a little dinner and suit up for the big night! We were so lucky to have such a nice warm evening for trick or treating - such a change from last year's freezing wind! It was nice not to worry about a hat or mittens for Logan while we walked around the neighborhood. Its great because Eau Claire has specific hours for trick-or-treating. Kids can only be out from 6-8pm on Halloween and it works great because you know exactly when to turn your lights off. I know this is a long post, and I will admit, its mostly for the grandparents who didn't get to see Logan in his costume at all, so we won't feel bad if you skip right through!

Little Dragon

One of Logan's favorite things was digging through the candy bucket. Good thing we got a special Halloween toothbrush from the dentist! (Disclaimer: we didn't really let Logan have any candy...some neighbors had special bags for little kids that included graham crackers and animal cookies - what a good idea!).

Such a beautiful night!

Logan enjoyed walking up to our neighbors' front doors, checking out lots of Halloween decorations along the way.

Our next door neighbor and friend, Will, handed out candy at home while Anna was out with their kids. By this time, Logan was feeling pretty brave, reaching into the candy basket himself.

I think this was Logan's favorite part of the evening: seeing all the trick-or-treaters in their cool costumes and helping to hand out candy. Logan was surprisingly content to stay in his costume while we handed out candy.

Mommy's little monster


Watch out! This dragon attacks!

This is officially my new favorite picture ever! My boys, so cute together!

Wow! So many treats for such a little boy!

Checking out his loot!