The Harden's

Wednesday, December 1, 2010

The big event: The Not So Scary Halloween Party

Awesome, awesome, awesome! Would highly recommend. It was crowded, but the crowds were managed well, and the candy made it all worth it for Porter. He did get to have a sucker and some smarties that night (his favorite), but we still have a huge bag of candy out of reach from little sticky hands.

We got some really cool pictures of the castle at night with the spooky lighting.

Porter's new to the whole trick or treating scene. He didn't really understand why he had to hold this bag out and say trick or treat, but then the candy went in. He would have put his whole head in the bag to see what it was if it would fit. He looked up and said, "Canny!"

The Goofy Candy Company globes marked the candy stops throughout the park. We walked through most of the park and hit all but a few of the candy stops. We had plenty of candy before we left, but just to make sure you got your money's worth, when you exited the park they had huge barrels of candy that they were topping people off with. We skipped that part.

The Boo-to-you parade. Led by the headless horseman. The good camera died just a few minutes into the parade, and these are the last pictures of the trip. :( Such a great time. This is definitely a trip we will remember forever.

*sigh* That's it for Disney this year. Can't wait to go back--maybe next year?

Getting in costume

This was truly a treat. Halloween is so much more fun experiencing it through your child. We had a little bit of a time getting him into his costume, but once he was dressed he had a ball. He loved running around in his spiyaman outfit.

Back to Disney (again): Day 4--Halloween Day

Magic Kingdom again on the day of halloween. We were able to do all the things we really enjoyed again. Buzz Lightyear, Peter Pan's Flight, the carousel, and the magic carpets, just to name a few. We also did a few new things--the people mover train ride through tomorrowland (great ride), and Dumbo! Porter had been wanting to "ride the elephants" every time we passed, but the line was super long every time. We went there first this time and had a very short wait.

This was the parental highlight of the day. Alice in Wonderland was out for pictures. We put Porter down beside Alice, and he turned on this very shy flirty look. He kept his head down and looking away, but would bat his eyes and cut them over to look at her and had his little "smirky grin" (as my mom calls it) plastered on his face the whole time. Of course without moving an inch the entire time. Would not look at her or the camera for anything. Then we pick him up, he turns it off, and happily waves and says "Bye, Awice." We cracked up!