Pre Halloween Festivities

Earlier this week, we spent several days preparing to celebrate Halloween tonight. First, we kicked off our pre-Halloween festivities with a Halloween party in Carter's class.

Carter and his friends took their costumes to school to wear for the party, which consisted of a parade through the school, painting a pumpkin and some yummy snacks. Callen and I were excited to get to participate in the party with Carter.

Diego all ready for the parade

Diego and all of his friends on the parade route

Diego dancing to the music while eating his snack

The next day, we decided to check out Zoo Boo at the zoo with Connor and Deanna. It was perfect weather for Zoo Boo--high 60s--and there were lots of people there. However, it was still a great time and the boys got to practice saying "trick or treat" and "thank you" at the different trick or treat stations. They also loved looking at the animals!

Tigger and Diego

Diego and Baby Jaguar

Baby Jaguar snoozed the whole time

Close up of one of the bears (using my regular lens--he was that close!)

Deanna and I were amazed at how active the animals were. We remarked that we both typically head to the zoo early and the animals are always sleeping or lying around in the sun. We were at Zoo Boo from about 4:30 to 6:00, and the animals were VERY active. The lions were playing with balls and roaring. The tiger was roaming and the bears were in to checking out the visitors. The giraffes were busy, as usual, and the elephants were moving around a fair amount too. Not sure if it was the time of day, the cooler weather, all the people or maybe a combination, but it sure was a fun trip to the zoo--for us and the kiddos!

Happy Halloween!