So a few months ago I had the great idea that for Halloween Sylvie could be Tinkerbell (she's obsessed with Tink) and Magnus could be Peter Pan. Sylvie was totally onboard especially when she realized she'd get to wear wings!! Once October hit random people started asking Sylvie what she was going to be for Halloween. Her response was always "I'm going to be Minnie and Magnus is going to be Mickey!" What?? After she told a few people that, it was obvious the costume change needed to happen. It turned out to be such a cute costume combo and I'm so glad my independent 3 year old spoke up. I doubt there will be many Halloween's where Magnus will allow them to be theme matching, so I took advantage of all the photo ops I could get!
The Saturday before Halloween we went to the Lincoln Park Zoo Spooky Zoo Spectacular. There were TONS of families there and Sylvie loved seeing all the kids in costume. We got to see a few animals, do a few crafts, and get some candy all before Sylvie had an accident smack dab in the middle of a playhouse. OPPSSS, she rarely has these, but she was just too excited to take time out to go potty and I of course forgot to make her. Parenting fail.
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| Love the port-a-potties in the background. Wish we would've used these!! |
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| We got to bust out our new double stroller for the first time! They both loved it! |
Sunday was the Trick or Treat Pumpkin Party on Soutport (a big street just a couple blocks from our apt). We grabbed Auntie Morgie and walked up to the party back in costume for the event! They had a pumpkin patch, blow up slides, mazes, and bounce houses, and all of the shops on Southport were open for trick or treating. Sylvie's favorite was the blow up maze and the giant slide. While waiting in line for the slide Cole happened to spot what appeared to be a Chiefs bar. After taking a peek in he returned to tell us it was in fact what he has been searching for...a CHIEFS BAR! Being the amazing wife that I am, I sent him in to watch the last few minutes of the game (really stinks living in Chicago when the Chiefs are finally having a great year and we don't get to watch any of the games), while Morgie and I took Sylvie and Mag trick or treating through the shops. It was the sweetest thing ever to hear Sylvie in her super high pitched voice say "Trick or Treat" and "Thank You". I love that she is old enough to understand holidays now, it makes everything so much fun!!!
PS- I realize Magnus made very few of these pics. Fact is he feel asleep in the back of the stroller and missed the entire pumpkin party!
PPS- You may notice I am in a similar outfit as the day before...ok it's the same outfit. All of my winter clothes have already been moved back to KC so I bought just a few things to get me through our last month in Chicago and I pretty much am forced to wear the same thing everyday. Don't judge!!
After such a busy weekend I think Sylvie was surprised when Halloween Day actually rolled around and she got to get in her beloved Minnie dress for the 3rd time. We took her trick or treating down the street by our old apartment the actually has real houses. She had so much fun knocking on the door, but only liked actually saying trick or treat to the women "girls" as she put it. She can definitely be shy with strangers. She got what she thought was a ton of candy, then it was off to the airport. The highlight of the plane ride was getting to go trick or treating in the cock pit where the pilots loaded her up with more candy! By the time we arrived at my mom's it was well past her bedtime and she was way too wound up and excited for Mimi and Pa to get to see her in her costume.
Such a fun Halloween!!
