#196 - What a Scary Ghost

Now that Owen is 3, he's really into Halloween.  When asked what he wanted to dress up as, he would always reply, "a scary ghost"!  Casper?  No, a SCARY ghost.  Okay.....  We couldn't believe how lucky we were to only have to put together a simple ghost costume, so we didn't argue with him.  So, for Halloween, he'd be a scary ghost.  The week before Halloween, though, we went on a Halloween Hike at Oatland Island.  For that special night, since we had not yet made the ghost costume, he wore an old bumble bee costume, and was looking pretty darn adorable.  We met our friends there, and Owen had a blast with Peyton and Reese.

Reese, Owen and Peyton

Benjamin will ride around in the Baby Bjorn for hours and hours.  He loves it!

Rebecca and me

Owen got these funny Halloween goggles at school, and they've created many laughs around here.

Tebowing

Lou and Owen carving pumpkins

Benjamin hanging out and watching the pumpkin carving

And....... time to introduce you to the SCARY GHOST!  Now, if any of you are thinking that he doesn't look too scary, let me just tell you that this costume was totally designed by Owen, down to the eyes and mouth shapes and placements.  This costume cost us 25 cents.  We used an old pillowcase, and spent a quarter on one sheet of black felt.

A scary, yet totally cute ghost

Ready for Trick-or-Treat!

#142 - Halloween and Florida/Georgia Game

The last weekend of October is always full of fun when you're in Jacksonville, Florida. It's Florida/Georgia weekend, and many times, Halloween falls on it too. Like we do every year, we headed back home for the festivities, and this year, it was well-worth the trip! The best part of the weekend was that the Gators won in overtime. Lou and I stayed for the entire game and it was an amazing victory. As usual, we partied at the best floating tailgate you'll ever see - the Worth boat, which they dock right there at the marina next to the stadium. On Friday afternoon, we took Owen down there, where he got to see his Grandmother, Grandfather, Aunt Kay and Uncle Joe.

He was so excited to see his Grandfather. When he woke up Friday morning, the first question he asked was, "Papa today?"

Aunt Kay had a cool horn that Owen just loved playing with on the boat, so Owen was attached to her the entire afternoon. Plus, Aunt Kay is pretty special!

Here's the little guy with his favorite Aunt Jen.

When Dad had to get something from the hatch, the kids insisted on getting in there with him. Ha!

Grandmother with sweet little Kaylin.

This year's Halloween was a bit unusual. First, the city of Savannah changed the official night of trick-or-treating from Sunday to Saturday at the last minute. Since we were going to be in Jax for the game, we would be unable to take him here. In Jacksonville though, their trick-or-treating night wasn't until Sunday, and we'd be back home by then. So, Owen didn't officially get to trick-or-treat. He did, however, get to dress up in multiple costumes and get spoiled by friends and family who brought him lots of treats.

Here's costume #1 - Thomas the Train, which he talked about for months before Halloween.

A sweet little picture of Kaylin.

Here's Owen as a bumblebee. He doesn't look too happy here, but this is what he insisted on wearing on Halloween.

A family picture (Lou went as a surfer dude - nice hat)

And, finally, Owen as Super Mario Brother!

The real Super Mario

And Owen with his sweet friend and babysitter, Kailyn.

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