Halloween

So I had this great idea last week and thought I'd surprise Taylor with a trip on Halloween to ZooBoo. The child has always wanted to be a veterinarian, absolutely adores any and every type of animal and the zoo is one of her all-time favorite destinations. What could go wrong?

Apparently, the zoo decided to take a much more literal interpretation of the term 'ZooBoo' this year and it was actually SCARY. Anyone who knows my little one knows that she does not like anything even remotely scary...it started out ok with the reef being turned into a pirate ship but quickly deteriorated when skeletons began being dropped out of the sky onto unsuspecting children, people were popping out of coffins and all of the animals were put up so their habitats could be turned into graveyards!!!

Needless to say, Miss Tay was ready to get out of there and head home. On the way, she said 'I'm so sorry but I really didn't like it. Please don't take me back there ever again.' She also asked if we could go to the zoo next weekend so she can actually see the animals. Bless her little heart--I felt absolutely horrible so I offered to drive her around so she could get some candy (the other bad thing about the zoo is that they would give the kids ONE Dum Dum or ONE Starburst so she only had about six pieces when we left). 

By the time we got home, though, her really large bag was entirely full so she ended up being a very happy bumblebee. She was super sweet about the whole thing but we will not be attending this annual event ever again. Thank goodness our neighbors were so generous and filled her to the brim with treats.

At the Zoo

I'm trying to have fun at ZooBoo but it's scary...

At least we got a good picture...

This is the bag that was FULL when we got home.

Had to get the back of the costume--too cute!

We were trying to get the scarecrow in the pic but...

She's been shaking hands with this little guy since she was his height!

Now she has to crouch down 'bee style' to look him in the eye!