Halloweenie Good Times

We took the kids to “Boo at the Zoo” last night. I really didn’t think there would be anyone there. It was packed. We walked around the lake getting candy. Then we stood in line (popular theme for the night) for the creepy creature encounter. Roan touched a rat, bearded dragon and a hedgehog. They also had a bat, snake, black widow and some other spider (no tarantulas). Then we walked around some more and walked through the reptile house. Then we decided to stand in the Radio Disney line (for about 20 minutes!!!) so Roan could spin a wheel and win a prize. Her prize was a crappy “Sky High” movie poster, not the one sheet either, just a crappy little poster. Roan had lots of fun, though. She did get a little mad when I accidentally spilled all of her candy on the ground.

We then hurried back home to meet up with Helspeth and her parents to go trick or treating. Link put on his Superman dog costume and we went on our way down the street. Roan seemed to think the idea of running up to random houses and getting candy was pretty cool. She was really into it for awhile until the house with the guy wearing the Steve Martin arrow through his head. The guy was really nice and loaded her up with candy, but after that house she said “I want to go home.”

Our next door neighbor decorated his house. It looks really great. He put fake spider webs all over his bushes and the big tree out front. Roan hates the spider webs. The continually freak her out. Since we’re such good parents, we convinced her to trick or treat that house. Davey had to walk her up to the door, but she did it. Later that night, though, she was still afraid of them.