Cats and Bats Ball

Since we headlined in the Austin Children's Museum newsletter with a dual family photo with our BFF's from last year's Cats and Bats Ball, it seemed only logical that we add the event to our ever-growing list of traditional "must do's" for Halloween. What a different experience from last year. Last year's Cats and Bats Ball came at the height of Little Miss A's fear of balloons. Since there were balloons EVERYWHERE, it was a constant freak out session. (She wouldn't even let the cameraman take her picture last year because the balloonist was standing right at the entrance of the "photo booth".) With all that balloon business behind us, this year was GREAT!!!! A even got a balloon butterfly hat that she wore proudly displayed on her head for the remainder of the evening. :)



As always, Mr D was like a ball in a pin ball machine bouncing from one part of the museum to the next. (You could almost hear the ping, ping, ping as he went from here to there and everywhere.) He even missed his chance to get a balloon scuplture himself. While A "waited" in line, I tried to convince D that he could get a balloon as well, but he was too interested in the trains. After he saw A with her balloon hat however, his story changed. Sadly, the line for a balloon was INSANE!!!! There was no way we were going to be able to wait again since the "ball" was almost over and it was already so late on a school night.



The kids had lots of fun...a costume parade down 2nd street from City Hall to the museum, face painting, ghost craft creations, a twin (rather than single) photo from the photo booth, making slime, blindly feeling squishy goblin eyes (half-mashed grapes), brains (cooked noodles) and melted ghost (slime), not to mention more time this weekend with our "bestest" friends. Who could ask for anything more?