Fall 2016 Fun

I love fall, but who doesn't! This fall has brought so many fun activities. Every year gets better and better with kiddos. I love all of the excitement that Dayton has about this season and the fun that it brings. It's contagious!

This weekend daddy was out of town hunting, but we didn't let that stop us from having some fun of our own. Our morning was going to be busy. We had a 2 year old birthday party to go to! Our good friends, Nate and Bobbi, were celebrating their daughter Emma's birthday. It was a pumpkin patch themed birthday and the weather could not have been better! I was super impressed with Bobbi's party planning skills. There was a chili bar, a mini pumpkin patch for the kiddos to choose a pumpkin to paint, a face painting station, and a pinata! Dayton absolutely loved it...as you can see from my awesome iPhone photos.

After the party, we headed home to change and feed Colton. Then we were off again to HyVee's Trick or Treat event. Man, I love our HyVee (a local grocery store). They seriously have the best costumer service. This event is planned for littles and their families. We started at the front of the store and then went to a "station" in each department. This led us around the store. We trick-or-treated at each station and Dayton received things like cheese sticks, an apple, pencils, come candy, and a small toy. At the end of the stations, we went to a back store room where kiddos got to get a sugar cookie and decorate it with huge tubes of icing. Employees helped kiddos get their cookie in a sack to take home!

 We also picked out a small pumpkin and decorated it with about a bazillion stickers. Dayton loved this part! All of the employees were obviously having a lot of fun. They were all dressed up and were so engaged with the kids. It was so fun to see! We ran into our neighbors and ended up trick-or-treating with them. This is a definite "must do" for us next year too!

One quick funny story. Dayton doesn't really watch TV, so he doesn't know many TV characters. There was a very tall employee dressed in a full Batman costume. It was awesome. Dayton was scared out of his mind of him though! He asked who he was and I told him it was Batman. He liked/hated Batman. He kept asking where he was and that he wanted to see him, but as soon as Batman came anywhere near us, he backed up and hid behind me. On our way out, Batman happened to be at the front door. I asked Dayton if he wanted to take a picture with him - five minutes before he kept saying, "I want the Batman!" - but Dayton lost it. He cried and was saying, "No!" and pushing to get behind me to hide. Oh my gosh, it was hilarious and so cute all at the same time. The poor man was so nice and was trying to be gentle and "not scary" to Dayton, but Day was having none of it. After we left and he calmed down, he talked non-stop about Batman. And that's where his obsession with "the Batman" began!