[that's our man in between the orange hats...]This was his 3rd or 4th trip through S's music class. He's been singing the songs at home throughout the month in his gleeful anticipation of the thing called Halloween.
The church ward hosted a "Trunk'or'Treat" party that afternoon equating to a carnival of the costumed consuming copious amounts of cornbread and chili con et sans carne, with catwalk competition, kooky crafts, cakewalk, kook alley, etc. Our kids were wide-eyed looking at all the costumes --T kept repeating, "What's that chicken doing in the church?" The festivities culminated in the parking lot. Talk about distillation of the holiday. Candy commerce streamlined for both sides of the exchange. You fill your bucket going car to car in a manner of minutes. T did his part.
Back home, we made preparations for the real sortie:
We hit the neighborhood and the group split up quickly into the fast 3-yr boys and the slower 2-yr old girls. I had a REALLY fun night with Syd. She picked up the game quickly and would march right up to the door, clutching her basket (she never let go of it the whole night), and knock. She was great at saying "trick'or'treat" on my cue, and with her adorable looks and those of her two friends (a chicken and Dorothy from Oz) they managed to rake in plenty of sugary treasure. I had to fill my fleece pockets to keep her basket manageable!
[Syd, the intrepid lady bug]We finished with a gathering at our place for scones, more chili, and more candy. The kids stayed up playing with friends past 10pm. Such an fun day.
[Except for this guy. I'd complain too if I had a slug sliming up my forehead](Credits: Syd's ladybug costume homespun by R's mom, T's spider costume from D&J, frontdoor claw inspired by "my-angle.blogspot.com")
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