Happy Halloween!

Our first Halloween in New Mexico was a success! Little Man was the "Hulk Smash" as he likes to call him. It was a very tough decision. He could decide between the Hulk or a Ninja Turtle. So I decided for him. I went with the costume that cost half as much as the other. (Ya, I'm cheap like that.) He was okay with The Hulk. I didn't really look at the mask too much before I bought the costume, it was just one of those cheap ones he would break in less than 5 minutes. But I think maybe I should have. The first time he put it on he ran around the house yelling HULK SMASH, and pounding his fists together. We went up to Little Lou and she burst out in tears! I thought maybe Little Man had just startled her, but every time he would go up to her in the mask he got the same reaction. So I took a look at the face and it is pretty scary, especially for a 4 month old! So we had to put the mask up until the big day and then I let him wear it as long as he didn't let Little Lou see him in it.

I got Little Lou a watermelon costume. I really wanted the elephant costume they had at Costco, but they never had any in her size. She was just as cute though. She would make any costume look good!  Everyone thought she was a strawberry though. It was a little annoying correcting everyone, so finally I just went with it.

We went to our Library reading time which they turned into scary time, and Little Man had a fun time showing off his Hulk like moves. My Strawberry- uh I mean Watermelon slept most of the time, but woke up toward the end. Only the little kids knew she was a Watermelon. I heard several kids correct their parents and tell them no mom she's a watermelon! See her seeds! It was pretty funny.

We found out the mall here does trick or treating. So we decided to give it a shot. We've been here 3 months now, and I had never been to the mall. (Big shock I know) It was huge! Every time I thought we were getting done with the top floor there would be another corner to round! It was exhausting! Once Little Man saw the escalators, that is all he wanted to do. So we went down the escalator and went a to a few stores downstairs and all he wanted to do was go back up. He already had a ton of candy so we called it a night and went home. Little Lou slept in her stroller the entire time.  We did however see a baby about the same age as her in the same costume, and they looked so much alike Mike and I both lifted up our carseat cover just to make sure she was still in there! :) It was crazy!

Here are a few pictures of the kids!

 "The Hulk" was hungry and taking a bite out of the watermelon.

 I don't know how she slept through all the noise

 

My scary hulk and equally adorable watermelon!