bad mom... (and how Target sabotaged my Halloween!)

... I didn't get a single photo of the rest of our Halloween festivities, but here's what they included:
After "Boo at the Zoo" my parents came over with some Halloween treats and to check out the boys in their costumes. Unfortunately, Noah was exhausted and didn't want to put his pirate coat back on at the moment, but was happy to see his Grandma and Grandpa.

Chris, Lauren, and Steven came over in the afternoon so that the boys could play, with the intention of getting the boys dressed up for Halloween and trick or treating after dinner. PoPo, GG, and Uncle Ron were able to join us for dinner too, and I got to try a new recipe that turned out great!

You know what they say, something about the best laid plans... Well, Steven absolutely refused to even look at his costume (or one of Noah's old costumes, for that matter). Noah put his back on (after just a little bit of convincing). We went out to trick-or-treat, and after three houses, Noah just wanted to stay in the wagon and watch Steven get candy. Needless to say, we didn't go very far, just around the park in front of our house. It will be nice next year when they "get it" and are excited to dress up and trick or treat. We still had an awesome day though, and I didn't have to worry about Noah wanting to eat too much candy, because he only got three pieces! Although they didn't really understand saying "Trick or Treat", it should be noted that the boys both said cute "thank yous" to everyone without even being asked.

And, you're probably wondering what any of this has to do with Target?
Well, to put it blatantly, someone at Target was trying to ruin my Halloween. It started on Friday, when I waited until the VERY last minute to put up the Halloween lights around our door (I figured as long as they were up for Halloween night, during trick-or-treating, that was all that mattered). So, I got the lights up (took forever, because I'm a perfectionist, and didn't like how they were spaced out the first few times I did it). Finally, the lights were up to my liking, I plugged them in for the big reveal, and.... NOTHING. After all that work and anticipation, they didn't work! Urgghh! And of course, I waited so long, I wasn't able to take them back to trade them out for a new set.

I hadn't planned on dressing up Caleb, at only 6 weeks old, it seemed almost cruel to put him in any sort of fussy costume. But then, I was at Target and saw an adorable little pumpkin costume that was just like a hooded bundler. Nothing that would be uncomfortable for the little guy. I bought him the 0-3 month size for babies 8.5 to 12 pounds. So, last night, I started putting him in it, and was shocked that it didn't fit! Not even close! Wouldn't even zip. Did I mention that he only weighed 8 pounds 1 oz. at his last dr. apt. I know he didn't grow 4 pounds! Stupid Target!!!