Living overseas, you may think we miss out on fun festivities that we would normally celebrate in the states, but that's not the case. We've been celebrating Halloween festivities for a week now and have been having lots of fun. We found Gavin's Batman costume when we went to Dubai and he's loved wearing it around the house pretending to fly and be a superhero. He even has built in muscles, which were precious! We're so thankful we didn't have to go through another year of tormenting Gavin to put his costume on. This year, he wore it proudly and wasn't scared of it at all. I found Miles tiger costume online and asked a friend to bring it back with her last month! We've been having to keep him tamed around the house and Gavin's tried teaching how to roar like a tiger. He's pretty darn cute in his costume if you ask me!! 
Last Thursday night, our compound hosted a Halloween party filled with festivities for everyone. The kids got all dressed up, there were games to play, costume contests, a Haunted House (which we did not participate in), pizza, and more!! It really was a fun evening. Gavin played and played with all his little friends and had a blast. He learned how to bob for apples the right way, after using his hands a few times. He got to pop balloons by jumping on them and found candy inside of them. He chased his friends and pretended he could fly around. Miles won the cutest baby costume contest and we got 50 SAR= $13.32 USD. Woo hoo! Gavin found his friend from school, Flavie, and they were inseperable pretty much the rest of the night! Flavie is the sweetest littlest French girl around! Brooks and I enjoyed spending time with our friends and just hanging out. Randomly, it was a relaxing evening out and about. 
Monday night, our compound had a Trick or Treat night! Brooks got to come home from work early and came with us. Both the boys LOVED getting to dress up again. We explained to Gavin that he was going to get to go from house to house and ask for candy. He was pretty pumped about it! Since our compound is semi- small and many people have kids, parents were walking around with buckets of candy passing it out since they weren't at home (and neither were their husbands) to greet trick or treaters. I thought that was a great idea and something I may do next year. Last year, Brooks got sick on Halloween and missed out on Gavin trick or treating so it was a special treat to have him there this year. Other then wanting candy, Gavin kept looking for Flavie and Devin the entire time. When he finally found them, he was estatic! Devin came trick or treating with us for a little while, which was a blast for Gavin! We had a great time spending Halloween with friends and making memories with our boys!!
Isn't Savannah the CUTEST little pumpkin ever? It was glittery and all!
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