Celebrating Halloween at the Rec Center

Today, we started our Halloween celebrations a little early with a trip to our local rec center. We got John all dressed in his Captain America costume. My mom managed to pick it up last year for about $5. We picked up a shield for $10 and we were all set for Halloween 2012.

One of the types of pictures I love from my childhood are outside my home. I think this may be the first time we ever took a bunch of pictures of John standing in our yard. Here are some of my favorites.

 

We had a lot of fun letting John be John in our back yard. However, we had a party to make! Away we go!



 

We made it to the rec center and they had many enjoyable activities. We started in the creepy, crawly room. I HATE pretty much all creepy crawly things, but not so much for John.



 

We also got to create monsters of our own in the sticker room. We followed it up with a place that allowed the kids to touch "supernatural" beings items. John wasn't much into that, but was pretty captivated with the story time room.  However, it was time to spend some energy in the game room.

 

We took the stairs down which was a bad idea. The death grip I had on my son is the only reason he didn't tumble down the stairs. It was far more terrifying than anything else there! John did have fun throwing things into other things. We started with balls into a basketball net followed by "bones" into a witches' cauldron and he threw bean bags into a clown's mouth.

 

We took a break in the bleachers. Unfortunately, they were John's favorite attraction. He was climbing all over them and laughing. I didn't find it too funny and hauled him away. To distract him, he got a kitty tattoo.

It was back up in the elevator this time. John got a pumpkin painted on his cheek which he loved. Two big girls tried to cut in front of us. It was like, really? He's two, you're not. Ugh, well, he got his pumpkin:) Then, we tried taking some pictures, but he never wanted to look my way!

 

 

 

 

We found out that the Haunted House was downstairs, so back to the elevator we went. John was not scared at all! He's his mother's son. When I was little, I loved haunted houses and found them amusing. I remember being about six or seven with my aunt and uncle. They took my brother and I to a Haunted House. Poor Billy was terrified, but I wanted to go. I think my uncle must have taken me and my aunt stayed behind with my brother.

John was a trooper. It was this blow up thing, so I was surprised to find out how easy it was for me to get in while the other adults struggled. It was a lot of fun and John really enjoyed it. My favorite though is when one of the kid's dads told John he recognized him from the movies, but he seemed taller on screen.

 

Well, I was getting tired, so we made our way out. We both got a carmel apple thanks to Uncle Billy knowing the lady working the event. John wouldn't leave without a sit on a bench.

 

 

We ended our celebrations by showing off his costume to his grandma and grandpa before returning home for our nap!