Happy Halloween!

It's Halloween in Chicago, and we have been getting into the "spirit" of things.  The weekend before Halloween, we got Aaron his first pumpkin, and my mom and I mixed up some edible finger paints so that he could get in touch with his artistic side (we figured it was a little too early to whip out the carving knife). 

While Aunt Christy was filming, of course Daddy and Oma were taking pictures too:

We started off with Aaron in half-costume,

as an adorable bare-bellied raccoon.

Then we stripped him all the way down to his skivvies and brought out four paper plates of different colored paint.

It didn't take long for him to get the hang of it.

The finished masterpiece.

He did a good job, but I think the paint looks even cuter on him, no?

And then right into the bathtub!

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On Halloween, which fell on a Wednesday, Chris and I left work early and took Aaron out to Glenview for a little trick-or-treating with his cousins, Nate and Alyssa.  His costume was technically a dinosaur, but he might also have passed for a dragon or Godzilla's younger (cuddlier) brother.

Getting into character

Why are you making me do this??

But he cheered up once he realized that he got to ride in the wagon!

'Sup

Sooo, where's this candy I've been hearing so much about?

Aaron did get to knock on a few doors...

...but mostly preferred the view from the wagon.

And when that got boring, he found other ways to get around.

Mommy and Daddy love their little dinosaur/dragon/Godzilla!

Posing for some pictures with Hermione and a power ranger. 

Happy Halloween!