Trick or Treating

We had a great Halloween this year with the kiddos and friends (and their kiddos). We headed over to a friend's house and the evening started off with a nice warm bowl of chili and cornbread. The guys crowded around the TV flipping back and forth between the USC game and World Series to catch a glimpse of the games before the evening of trick or treating. Shortly after dinner, needless to say, the costumed-out kiddos were anxious to head out.

Laekin was Cinderella. The princess theme was pretty much a given, since her whole world revolves around Disney princesses at the moment. Mamma had fun doing her hair (after googling "how to do a Cinderella hair-do") and letting Laekin wear eye shadow and lip gloss. After she was all dressed up and looked in the mirror, the biggest, proudest smile overwhelmed her face....she was glowing. We weren't planning on her wearing her plastic Disney princess high heels, but she dug them out the toy bin and brought them with her. You could hear her 5 houses down, clickety-clacking down the street. She had to be so uncomfortable, but she didn't say a word.

Micah dressed up as a monkey (hand-me-down costume Laekin wore last year - yes, he fit snugly into the costume she wore last year as a 2 year old). We knew we definitely had one trick or treater on our hands this year, but much to our surprise, we had two! Micah was a pro. Laekin must have briefed him on the process or something, because he had it down. He followed the other kids up to the door, stuck his hand in the bowl of candy held by the stranger, and quickly turned around and headed back for the sidewalk. Between houses, he was biting on a Reese's stick....after about an hour, the packaging broke open and he enjoyed the fruits of his labor...his first Halloween treat.