Picking out our pumkin and Halloween

Because we have been so busy getting the house packed up, moving out and moving into Mom and Dad's house, we haven't had a chance to do much for Halloween yet. So on Halloween Day, we packed all of the usual Halloween activities into one day.

First we went out and got pumpkins. One bonus for waiting until the last minute is that pumpkins were really cheap! That was a nice bonus, and Cam didn't know any better. :-P
Can I get this one?
Besides pumpkins, there were some other activities at the place we went. Here, Cam and Mama are dinosaurs!
We also went through a hay maze. Cam lead the way the entire time, and he didn't make one mistake. It was actually really weird, he always went down the correct path. I guess he has a good sense of direction, or else he is a good guesser!
My cute little maze navigator
Okay, I want this pumpkin, please!!
We went back to Nana and Poppa's and carved the pumpkins. Cameron chose all of the facial features for the big pumpkin, and Tim carved it. Mama went to town on the little pumpkin, and what started off as a happy, grinning pumpkin turned into a vampire pumpkin!
Cameron with the pumpkin that he "carved"
Cameron with the little pumpkin. Notice his fingers part way into the mouth, trying to reach the lit candle. He loved the candle inside and was fascinated by it. He called it "the birthday in the pumpkin".
We put the pumpkins outside and got Cam into his costume. When we went out to take his pictures on the porch, he only wanted to look into the pumpkins to see the candles.
Finally, happy with his look at the "birthdays" inside the pumpkin, he smiled for a nice picture and we went out trick or treating. He wanted to walk and wasn't too quick, so we only went to about ten houses before he got tired out. He had a GREAT time though!! He loved saying "trick or treat", loved getting stuff in his bucket, and loved looking at the decorations in everyone's yards.
Cameron with his pumpkin and some of his other goodies. One of the neighbors had a special bag prepared for him with toddler friendly snacks, and he also got some glow sticks.
Cameron's loot dumped out. He is holding another special treat, a little pumpkin stuffed animal that Cameron really likes. The rest is candy and various other snacks. He was very happy with the whole thing and at bedtime, announced "I like trick or treat."