Old Mission Fall Carnival

Last Sunday our Halloween festivities kicked off with the Old Mission UMC Fall Carnival. We volunteered to set up our car as a trunk-or-treat station and I was quite happy when Joseph really seemed excited about dressing up in his halloween costume - he's a sheriff/cowboy this year.

 

 

We had talked about making a saddle for Molly so this little cowboy could have a horse, but it didn't happen. It's ok, he found something else to ride...

Maddie came along for the fun too, but mainly slept in the Baby Bjorn the whole time. At least there's proof she was there! Joe took Joseph around to the other cars for the trunk or treat, and Joseph definitely figured out the candy part of halloween this year! Although they had a bunch of craft activities and games, Joseph mainly wanted to stay around the car and tell the other kids "happy halloween!" I think he figured if he interacted with them, when they took a piece of candy, he could take one too. And did, frequently. He ate more sugar that night than he's had in a long time!

Joe tried to get him to say "trick or treat," and was confused when Joseph would only say "trick" or "treat" but never the whole thing. Until he realized that Joseph thought he was asking him to pick one! Definitely confusing for a 2 year old to understand.

One car opted to have a "science experiment" which Joseph enjoyed watching over and over.

Although our car didn't win, it was a big success - we also met a handful of other church members who are young runners, and we talked about setting up a weekly running group of sorts. If nothing else, it's always nice to meet other members who we have things in common with.

They forgot to take a picture of all of the kids until after many had left, but all of the trunk or treater cars were stuck waiting until the very end so our kids got to be a part of the group picture.
 Do you see sheriff Joseph?

Just hanging out  at the front of the group, keeping things under control.

And now he's really excited about all the other opportunities to wear his costume and get candy.