Pirate Hugo the Tickler

I love these pictures of Pirate Hugo!  This past Friday night we went to a birthday party, at a spot in the mall, which was filled to the brim with jump houses.  The kids went wild.  Hugo's favorite was a structure with a climbing ladder on one end and giant slides on the other.  The girls played and tried out each and every house.  I knew they would enjoy themselves, but they had a blast!  Hugo had so much fun jumping, climbing and sliding that he wouldn't stop to eat.  He barely made it to sing Happy Birthday to Allen and he didn't have any cake.   He climbed and slid.

Hugo walked away from Allen's birthday party with a balloon and a cup full of goodies at the end of the night, which thrilled him to pieces.  Hugo discovered a foam glider in a flat package inside his cup.  Put it together the second his coat was off in the house and tossed it about to fly through the air over and over till bed time.  By mid-morning today, it had been destroyed by the duo named Marlo & Toula.  They happily tore it to pieces together.  Hugo had a melt down.  Back to the cup we looked for some happy inspiration.

Hugo pulled out an eye patch and a fuzzy, stickable mustache.  As I tied the elastic string onto the eye patch Hugo ran from the kitchen.  Soon he reappeared wearing his pirate hat.  The costume that matches no longer fits him, but... I remembered that Auntie Millie and Lucas had included an outgrown pirate costume for Hugo in a box they sent just before departing to Spain.  I reminded Hugo where it was in his room and off again he ran.  So, we put his eye patch on and attached the mustache beneath his nose, he tugged his hat upon his head as I helped him into Luke's old costume.  Hugo was soooo happy!  I declared it was picture time and that he needed some pirate loot, together we hurried upstairs laughing all the way.  I took these pics and then out the door he ran to make the dump run with Papa all dolled up as a pirate.

Happy Halloween!

 

This was a first.  We went trick-or-treating in the snow!  Or, what was left of the big, freak snow storm we had this past Saturday.  It was a bit chilly outside, but the kids enjoyed themselves.  Hugo was kinda on the c-r-a-z-y, crazy side.  He darted from house to house while zig zagging across the street.  He wasn't a very good listener about staying with the group or close to me.  Hugo was a good listener about not eating any candy until we got home.  I was very proud of him.  On the drive home I let him choose a treat to eat from his candy sack, surprise, surprise Hugo chose a pop.


Our Halloween really began at 2 o'clock this afternoon when the girls and I watched Hugo and his classmates walk in a Halloween parade outside of his elementary school.  It was darling.  When Hugo finally saw us, he lit up, smiled and waved and waved!  So sweet. 

We spent Halloween with the Hoyt's this year.  Both our families also spent Halloween minus both our Papa's in toe.  We missed them!  So Jin and I joined brood camps for the trick-or-treating.  The plan was a pizza party here at our house and then to cram ourselves in the van and drive to the Lindsay's old neighborhood.  I just didn't know where else to go!  Jin, Amy and Hannah arrived bringing with them Keith's Mom Diane along for the night.  It was sure nice having an extra adult to help keep eyes on the kids.  I thought the girls would have walked up to the houses with their bags open wide, but no.  They were content sitting in their stroller with an occasional piece of candy tossed their way.   

While driving Hugo to school this morning, I asked him if pops were his favorite candy.  He answered, "Yes, and gum.  And I like cake, cupcakes, and cookies!"

Costume Party Playdate

 Loads of costume fun is taking place right here, right now!