Zoo Boo

We kicked off our Halloween festivities with Zoo Boo on Friday night. This was our first time to go, and Helen Grace LOVED IT!

Weeks ago, I bought Helen Grace an Olivia (the pig from the cartoon) costume, but when I asked her what she wanted to be, she said a ghost. I thought it was just a random choice and assumed she would soon forget…and then she continued to ask to be a ghost for a month. So last week, I called my dear friend Rachel and asked her to throw together a ghost costume like one I had seen on Etsy, and HG couldn’t be more pleased with the result.

Helen Grace was really excited about going to the zoo for Zoo Boo and getting to wear her costume, but she started to balk as we approached the zoo. When she saw other kids walking in with their costumes on though, she quickly asked us to help her into hers. She was very hesitant about going up to the people giving out candy- she kept wanting me to ask for her- but she slowly starting warming up.

The highlights of the night were the boat ride and the dance party. Since all the other kids were riding the rides, she wanted desperately to ride as well. She had so much fun on the boat ride that we had to immediately get back in line. Then we found the dance party in the amphitheatre near the pandas, and I thought we’d never get her out!

We will definitely be making Zoo Boo a Halloween staple for our family- great times!

Not too sure what to think about all these peopleChecking out the map to tell us where to go Starting to warm upWatching the singing pumpkinsThe straw maze was pretty cool, especially since it was tall enough to be over the kids’ heads but short enough for parents to see over! Once she got on the boats, she was giddy and so proud of herself.  

Shaking her BOOty at the dance party

Our best attempt at a family picture Fun with Daddy We ran into our friends, Jack, Lindsey, and Jackson, but this was the best pic I could capture of the kiddos during the dance party.