Halloween

We had SUCH a great Halloween this year. I think it was even more fun because Emily anticipated it so much; when she woke up on the 30th, her first words were, "Mom, is it Halloween?" We also did something special this year, which was to have our good friends and Emmy and Bailey's Mimi over to share dinner, go trick-or-treating together, and then have dessert. It was a blast.

Bailey quickly understood the concept of trick-or-treating, and I was impressed that she walked the entire half-mile long block! She threw a bit of a fit when I was dressing her in her costume, but we were able to distract her and I am so glad she wore it because she looked SO cute!! Emily was so funny; after every house, she'd run back to me and yell, "Mommy! I got CANDY!!!" She also delivered this monologue: "Mommy, I didn't like the scary things. I saw that 'skilly-ton' and it was scary but it's ok because it 'haves' batteries. So it is only pretending. But I don't like 'skilly-tons.'" LOL! It was sort of a hard year with the "scary things." There were entire stores she wouldn't enter and aisles she wouldn't venture down because of a costume, mask, or decoration that she found disturbing.

All in all, I have to say this was probably the best Halloween I've ever celebrated. There is nothing like experiencing things through the eyes of your child.