Halloween parade

Day two at work was just about as good as day one and even Hayden got to go to preschool! Though he fought Jason and I the whole way! Poor kids hates to get up in the morning - guess he takes after his mom that way.

Tonight was the McPherson downtown Halloween parade. Every year on the Thursday before Halloween, the businesses along Main Street open their doors at 5:30 and all the kids in town are welcome to come by and Trick or Treat. Like the All School's Day parade, Main street is packed with hundreds of kids in costume and their parents. I took Hayden by myself last year and almost wished I hadn't. He really didn't understand the concept of "Trick or Treat" and the side of street we were on was so filled with people he was instantly overwhelmed and refused to walk. So instead I had to carry him the 5 blocks or so we decided to go before I just couldn't do it any more and turned around to head back to the car. This year Jason was off and even if Hayden wasn't into it anymore than he was last year at least I wouldn't have to carry him the whole time!  But first I had to pick up the boys from daycare.

Our daycare is split up into a few different "classrooms" depending on the children's age. Hayden's classroom is immediately to the left when you first walk in the front door and Tucker's room is down at the end of that hallway. Usually Hayden's group is either outside playing on the playground or "downstairs" dancing to music or playing a group game. Today, Hayden was in his classroom with Tucker and the other kids from the baby room. Instead of playing with the other kids, Hayden wanted to play with his little brother! I thought it was so sweet of him!

Since the parade started at 5:30 and I was of course late getting home we had to rush getting ready to go downtown. Hayden got dressed in his Darth Vader costume (complete with black cowboys boots) and got his surprise of the evening - a light saber! I put my Princess Leia costume on only to find out that it was completely see-through! A quick addition of a tank top and shorts fixed the problem and we were on our way.  There didn't seem to be as many people downtown this year and the parade moved fairly quickly. It only took a few businesses for Hayden to get the hang of holding out his bucket and accepting candy. He even walked on his own! We walked probably about 5 blocks south before we turned and came back up the other side of Main Street but once we crossed Kansas Ave Hayden was ready to go home. Looking back we're probably horrible parents for making him go out when he probably didn't feel 100% but we just wanted him to enjoy and get the most out of his costume!

The evening was a short one with the parade taking up most of the time. But the boys still needed to take a bath before they could go to bed. Tucker is super easy when it comes to bath time and rarely cries. Hayden, on the other hand, can be somewhat of a handful. If he's not pissy because he has to take a bath in the first place, he acts like a goofball before, during and after. Tonight was no exception! I had given Tucker his bath already and was getting him dressed in the boys' room while Jason was getting Hayden undressed for his own bath. I'm guessing the three or so pieces of candy Hayden ate after the parade gave Hayden a sugar high because as soon as the last article of his clothing came off he streaked out of the bedroom. We could hear him giggling in the hallway and the next thing we knew he comes tip toeing back into the room, looking straight at us, with his hands up in the air in his typical "scary pose". And giggling he jumps forward at us roaring like a monster as he does! Then he runs back out, giggling as he goes, just to turn around and try to "scare" us again! The third time he tries it he's giggling so hard he can't hardly roar!  Crazy little naked monster! It's never dull around here that's for sure!