Trick or Treat (smell my feet)

Halloween 2014 was special in that it was the first time we took our kids trick or treating. Last year Jaime helped hand out candy but this year I thought he was ready for a little trick or treating.

Jaime was excited about halloween and would say stuff like "I want halloween too!" all sad when he would see halloween decoration as if it might be reserved for big kids and he was going to get left out. This was along with him wanting pumpkins every time he saw one. It was pretty cute.

I get a little bit of self-inflicted anxiety about halloween costumes for the kids. I think those chubby animal costumes are so cute but I also just can't physically click order or hand over the card to pay for them. Then there is the cold factor - they are going to be in a coat anyways. I spent way to many hours looking at costumes for the kids. I thought Jaime would want to be a monkey given his love of his blabla monkey and Curious George but he said no.

I randomly landed on the construction worker toy set for Jaime. He was in heaven with that costume. He napped in it. He played "work guy" for hours on end.

For Ellie I decided to use hand-me-downs from her cousins to create a little circus bear (of sorts) costume. I made a little bear ear headband.

The parents here dress up to take their kids trick or treating. I wasn't into getting myself seriously dressed up but made a cat ear headband (an hour before going out).

Jaime was so excited to go out trick or treating.

But then the elevator was packed - as in lets all smoosh up and hope it doesn't get stuck. And he started to get a little uneasy. He was pretty uneasy with Shelby's vet handing out treats (they are just around the corner from us so it was on our way to the residential side street we headed to). And so by the time we got to it he was a little over it. He wasn't really sure about so many people being all up in his business talking to him and just wanted to work on the fences.

Ellie was just in for the ride and thought it was all a little too hyped up.

After a little bit of trick or treating he wanted to get a macaroon at Macaroon Parlor and then we headed home. We had mummy hot dogs for dinner and had a dance party to monster mash.

I predict that next year Jaime will be saying "trick or treat, smell my feet" - not sure who would teach him such a thing.