Halloween 2010

Dorothy, The Lion, & The Yellow Brick Road

Let me first begin by saying that Dewayne was not thrilled about my Wizard of Oz idea for Halloween, but in the end, he participated in the fun! And, Micah was the CUTEST lion ever! (I could be biased...)

On Saturday morning, we hopped over to a friend's neighborhood and walked in their Halloween parade. Because Micah was walking so slow, we were the last ones to finish the parade. Then we jumped on a hayride around the neighborhood and waved to people who were probably wondering who we were. And to my surprise, Micah allowed me to push him in a swing for the first time. No, really, he used to kick, scream, and cry when I tried to put him in a swing, so I left it alone for several months. I decided to try it again and he LOVED it!

Later that night, Micah hosted his first Halloween Bash at our house. After watching the Auburn game and chowing down on some pizza, we hit the streets. This was Micah's first year to trick-or-treat which was funny because at the first house, our neighbor gave him one piece of candy. Micah did not want to put the candy in his bucket so he just kept a tight grip on it. When we got to the next house, Micah gave his first piece of candy to the other neighbor in exchange for a NEW piece of candy. We only hit 5 houses, and if it weren't for Dewayne, Micah would have only ended up with one piece of candy because he kept giving his candy away for another piece! I don't think Micah got to eat any candy because Dewayne ate it all! (Okay, I'll admit, I had a few pieces...)

On Sunday, we went trick-or-treating at the Hoover Public Library. Every section of the library had pit stops for the kids to get candy. Notice, I said that this was held at the LIBRARY so most of the people there were studying or reading quietly, that is, until Micah stepped in the building. We tried to teach him how to "ROAR!!!" a few days prior to Halloween but he wouldn't say it. As it turns out, he figured out how to "ROAR!!!" at the library of all places! Everybody knew that Micah was in the building! That evening, we went back to my friend's neighborhood and participated in their trick-or-treating celebration--(can you tell that I wanted to get the most out of this costume?!)

Dorothy & The Lion

The Lion & The Yellow Brick Road

Family Picture!