Our Family: Happy Halloween!!!

Jansen was a sock monkey for Halloween. It was so cute! I didn't see any others anywhere we went and everyone commented about how adorable and original he was. I was one proud Momma tonight! We started out the evening by going to a local photographer that takes canned goods in return for a couple of copies of a pic of the kiddo in costume for FREE!! WaHoo! It was like Mommy's Trick or Treat! He was really camera shy for them, so I'm not certain how they will turn out. I ended up having to hold him on my lap and I was DEFINITELY not picture ready. Maybe they can somehow magically erase me with some photo trick! We went to Safe Kids Halloween after that. It is where one of the local news stations sponsors rooms at the hotel/convention center and local businesses get one of the rooms to decorate and pass out goodies. It's really a nice set-up and there's thousands that come out for it so we got to see tons of cute costumes tonight! Jansen was a bit spell-bound I think. He was also really shy when people would say anything to him. He was curious and attentive when they weren't speaking, even if they were looking directly back at him, but as soon as they would speak he'd tuck into my shoulder. I could forget about putting him down AT ALL, too! The entire time we were waiting in line to get in and then the whole walk through the hotel I had to carry him. After that we went to the local Family Fall Festival for some festivities right down the street from our house and again I had to hold him the whole time. We then came home and he was over his shyness, so we had a home photo shoot so that we have some pics of him smiling for this first costumed Halloween! I know some of the first pics when I had to hold him and take the pics are blurry, but I just couldn't leave any of them out! Jonathan and Richard were at the OU game for Jonathan's birthday coming up so Jansen and I were on our own. It's really hard to get good pics when you have to hold the kiddo and the camera! By the way... OU WON!! It was a great game for them to get to go see. If I can get some of the game pics from Jonathan's Mom they'll get a separate post of the game!

Waiting in line to get in to Safe Kids.

Chatting it up with Momma.

Awwwww.

Nearing the entrance now.

Posing at home.

Working the camera! {The actual sock monkey was a gift from his Fairy Laura (Godmother) to go along with his costume! He loves it!}

Done... time to play!

... or attempt to steal the camera!

"Monkey-ing" around with the pumpkins.

Pumpkin Jim looks like he was ready for the camera to be put away!

I did get one standing picture of him with the pumpkins! Yeah! (The table is up against the closed windows, just so no one panics that he's at the edge of the table!)