Halloween Hijinks, Makenna Style

I have to admit that I was almost more excited about Makenna's first Halloween than I was about any other holiday during her first year, Christmas MAYBE being the exception.  It's true.  I. LOVE. HALLOWEEN.  I love the idea of dressing up in costume, love the decorations, love scary movies.  It's one of my favorite times of year.


I knew that finding just the right Halloween costume for Makenna would be a chore.  It could take me days, even weeks, to make a decision.  So like a good indecisive mommy, I started looking early, searching websites with adorable kitties, pumpkins, witches, monkeys.  But none of them were quite right.  And then one day, I came across The One - Scout the Scarecrow.  I looked at the picture and could just SEE Makenna wearing that costume, so I knew that had to be it.  The problem: it cost $50.  Seriously?!?  I was having a very hard time justifying spending that kind of money, but some little angels (i.e., Gramps and Gran) helped us out.  So, Scout the Scarecrow she was!


When I got the costume in the mail, I could not have been more excited to see her in it, and she didn't disappoint!

 


The only problem?  I had VASTLY underestimated the amount of glitter that would be on that tutu.  Trust me, the glitter is definitely not visible in the pictures online.  One "test run" in that costume, and it was everywhere!  Not cool, Mommy.  But I was already hooked.


Our first Halloween-ish activity was a trip to Nash Farm in Grapevine, to the pumpkin patch. Makenna was not super impressed by the pumpkins, but she was a great sport!

Activity number two was a visit to Boo at the Zoo in Ft. Worth.  Her Grammy and I took her the weekend before Halloween, so it was slightly busy, to say the least.  The weather was perfect, though, and she loved checking out some of the animals.  The giraffes and flamingos in particular caught her attention.  Mostly, she was happy just playing with our sunglasses!

Makenna was really too little for any of the activities they were doing, so we walked through, watched a little bit of the "magic" show (complete with Justin Bieber lookalike, I kid you not). Before we left, we did her first trick or treating!

The next day was the annual Trunk or Treat at our church.  Our Sunday School class chose a Harry Potter theme, so Chad and I were all decked out as Professors Dumbledore and Trelawney.  Makenna sported her scarecrow outfit again but just would not keep that adorable hat on!  We trick or treated with Mimi and Granddad and passed out some candy ourselves, too.  She was clearly confused about all of the activity and strange-looking people, but still seemed to have a great time!

 

When October 31st finally arrived, it was time to trick or treat for real.  The weather was just right - SLIGHTLY cool, but not too cold or too hot.  Perfect for her sweet little costume!  Daddy had to work, unfortunately, but Toots and I headed to Mimi and Granddad's.  Mimi and I then hit the neighborhood, with Toots all comfy in her stroller.  That girl is WAY too heavy for us to have carried her all night!

                                      

The hat never made it out the door, and the socks MIGHT have made it through two houses.  We were constantly picking them up!  Makenna turned on the charm at every house we visited and raked in the candy.  So much so that there was no way we would EVER eat it all.  (Yes...much of it is still on top of our fridge at this very moment.)  She had a great time visiting with all of the neighbors and the other kids who were out.  When we finished, it was back to Mimi and Granddad's to check out our loot.

Daddy came by for a few minutes, and we took our Tired Trick-Or-Treating Tootie home for a few last First Halloween photos.

And then we put our sweet baby scarecrow to bed, with visions of happy ghosts and goblins dancing in her head.   I would say her first Halloween was a rousing success.  I can't wait to find her a costume for next year!!