Adventures of Spidy and Ariel

Spider-Man, Spider-Man,
Does whatever a spider can.
Spins a web, any size.
Catches thieves- just like flies.
Look out! Here comes the Spiderman. 

Mr Blue Eyes chose Spider-Man this year for Halloween. This was a big year for Mr Blue Eyes. He got to have his first ever Halloween Party at school. He was very, very, VERY excited. Thankfully, the kids' parties were on different days so there weren't any conflicts.

The morning of the big party was of course the first day we tried on his costume... it was a perfect fit, thankfully. Those built in muscles made me giggle and want to squeeze him and kiss him and tell him how cute he was. I loved this costume! Well, except for the mask. The kid could barely see out of it.

I had to do a few quick repairs. (thank goodness for scissors!)

His school had a parent parade first thing in the morning and the parties were to follow. Around the corner he came...

Looking like a goof ball holding the mask open so he could see. I am thinking we might opt out of costume ideas if they include a mask for next year. 

After the parade, we went eagerly to his first party. He got to make cute little sucker ghost and spider crafts. 

He played with his little friends. All were so darn cute in their costumes. 

He loves playing with this little dino girl. She has the same name as his Sissy. I am pretty sure it was a natural force of gravity he became friends with her, after all he could remember her name after the first day.  

But if you ask him, his "best friend" is Buzz Light Year aka Nathan. 

 Halloween morning Spider-Man informed me that we never put batteries (candles) in our pumpkins. Unfortunately, he was right. I completely forgot. And now....

 Well they were shriveled up blah pumpkins by that point. Lucky for me he is three and still thinks they look great. 

Under the sea
Under the sea
Darling it's better
Down where it's wetter
Take it from me
Up on the shore they work all day
Out in the sun they slave away
While we devotin'
Full time to floatin'
Under the sea

My beautiful Brown Eyed Girl was dead set on a costume that included a dress and frills this year. I know she loved being a Ghostbuster last year, but she definitely had "princess dress" envy when she saw all of her friends at school.

She decided she wanted to be a Mermaid. With specific instructions on what her dress should look like I went in search of her costume. After dropping a chunk of change on the perfect Ariel costume, my little girl was so excited.

Until Grandma came over and opened her mouth. "Great costume. Did you buy her the seaweed boa too?"

"Um, no."

"You didn't? Oh that would have been cute. You got her the red wig though - right?"

"Um, nope. No wig. Just the dress."

"Just the dress?!?!" You would have thought I was refusing to allow her to wear shoes in a winter snowstorm.

So can you guess what Grandma did????

You got it!

I helped out at Ariel's Halloween party too. The teacher planned to have a few different stations they could rotate around during the party. With 19 kindergarteners, organized chaos is a must. 




I volunteered to bring sugar cookie decorating stuff for the kids as one station. Ariel made sure to sit at my table first. 

They also made finger spiders.

And the kids colored pumpkins and made cute little Halloween frames. 

I think the kids secretly loved making cookies the best! Especially when I allowed them to go crazy with the sprinkles.

After Ariel's party we headed into town for the Trick-or-Treat on Main Street. 

They played a few carnival games.

Waited in a lines to get candy from the local business establishments.

They tried to get lost on the maze.

 

But honestly, how could you lose that red head?

They though theses fangs were amazing. 

 

 

And of course we ran into these two cuties! The Fantastic Four!
Ariel sure does miss her blond side-kick. 

I was really glad that Grandma and G'ma had so much fun Trick-or-Treating with the kids!

After Trick-or-Treat on Main Street, we headed to Grandma Debbie and Grandpa Matt's for dinner and more Trick-or-Treating fun.

Candy was the goal, and the kids were on a mission. Sprinting to each and every house with their lights on.

Mr Blue Eyes tends to be a little more reserved in unfamiliar situations and places. Not quite as outgoing as his sister. But as his other self, Spider-Man came alive in the dark. If it weren't for the red and blue costume, muscles and mask I would swear he was actually Chatty Kathy for Halloween.

Every house Spidy went up to he had to comment about their decorations, perhaps the dog they owned, their pumpkins or my favorite - renegotiating the type of candy that the homeowner offered him. Voluntarily reaching in their candy bowl in search of his favorite. We were cracking up. You can only get away with that when you are cute and three.

The final house of the night was of course Grandma Debbie and Grandpa Matt's door. The kids had forgotten where they were and laughed out loud to see Grandma Debbie and G'ma smiling as the door opened.

Another successful Halloween in the books!