Step Up and Halloween

     Last Saturday the kids and I participated in the Step Up for Downs Syndrome walk.  It was a great event and the kids had a lot of fun.  There were numerous sponsors who were giving away everything from food to live entertainment.  The kids' favorites of course were all the bounce houses.  In the middle of the walk Noah decided he didn't want to walk and would rather be carried.  I carried him for about a half mile and then had him get down to finish the walk.  Mikayla on the other hand enjoyed the walk.  In the beginning she led our group by helping to carry the banner.  By the end she was walking with her friend.

Noah with the Chick Fil'A cows. {that's him with the brown hoodie}

Noah and his friend Eli playing with the fireman's flashlight.

Enjoying a little pre-walk snack.

     After the walk we came home to rest for a while before heading to take the kids to my sister's house for the night.  Mike and I had a night out at the rodeo followed by a Reba concert.  The rodeo could have been a little more exciting, but the concert was great as always.

They had some teens rope a calf that they would be able to take home.

     Sunday we took the kids to Boo at the Zoo.  It was such a beautiful day and the kids loved the opportunity to get dressed up in their costumes.  As soon as we got there Noah was saying that he wanted to see the elephants and the giraffes.  These two happen to be located in the Africa exhibit, which can sometimes feel like you are walking to Africa to see them {not possible I know, but it is a long walk}.  We made it to see them and then headed back to let the kids play at the playground, but by the time we got to the playground Noah had crashed.  That's when we decided to head home.

She was practicing her zombie face.

A cute baby orangutan.

His preferred mode of transportation.

Showing off his muscles.

     Halloween night we decided that we would just trick-or-treat around our neighborhood.  We took the path that we normally go on for our walks.  The kids had a lot of fun going to the different houses and saying "Trick-or-Treat." Mikayla was also very excited each time we would get to a house of one of her friends.  By the end of the night both the kids had very heavy buckets and were ready for bed.

Noah's parade at his preschool.

Noah and some of his friends from preschool.

Superman and Daphne.

Trick-or-Treating