This year's Halloween was Aubrey's 1st as an S-B. All four of us dressed up for the occasion. Aubrey was dressed up as a cupcake, Derek was a firefighter, Erica dressed up as a woman firefighter and I dressed up as a baker.
Earlier in the month, we checked out a mini pumpkin patch adjacent to Southwestern College in Chula Vista. The "patch" had pumpkins and mini carnival rides for the kids. We took advantage of groupon offering $30 worth of ride tickets for $15. Derek was able to ride a train, a ferris wheel, cars and swings.
On Saturday October 29th, Aubrey and I went to our local Homeowner's Association meeting for a gathering and free Phil's BBQ. We thought it was contest but turns out it was just a raffle and a meet-and-greet. Aubrey wore her cupcake costume for the very first time and I was a baker. Our baby girl received a lot of "very cute costume" comments. Erica also snapped some photos after the HOA event.
The next day, we took pictures at Sears for some portraits. All four of us dressed up in our costumes and Erica and Derek paired up as firefighters while Aubrey and I were our baker and cupcake tandem.
After we took our photos, we got some lunch and the kids knocked out for their afternoon naps. Erica printed out some designs for jack-o-lanterns and as soon as Derek woke up, we carved out pumpkins. We made a Wonderpets "W" for one of Derek's favorite shows, a Manny Pacquiao logo pumpkin and two smiley faced pumpkins.
Halloween night was a blast! We passed out as much candy to the kids in the neighborhood and then headed out for some trick-or-treating. By then, Aubrey was over the cupcake outfit so we just dressed her up really warm and went outside. We met up with our good friends and neighbors Brendan, Nathan, Jenn & Ivan so that Derek and Brendan could get candy together. Pure coincidence that Derek was a firefighter and Brendan was a policeman. We didn't plan that, I swear! We were out for a good hour-and-a-half to two hours and the boys had a great time.
Derek's preschool had a Halloween party the day after Halloween and all of the kids in his classroom wore their Halloween costumes. Derek wore his firefighter costume for the third time and from what he told us, he had a great time with his classmates. The teachers threw a pizza party and all of the kids brought food, drinks and party supplies.
Overall, Halloween was a success. We had a great time celebrating and cannot wait until next year's celebration, when Aubrey can walk to the houses and get her candy too!
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