Trick-or-Treat! (Hey, did 'ya hear me? I said, TRICK-OR-TREAT!!!)

I'm finally getting to the Trick-or-Treating post. We've had such a busy week, and I'm still tweaking all the programs installed on our new CPU. That, and Gina finally(!) convinced me to get on Facebook, and I can't resist exploring it whenever I get the chance ('cause I'm not busy enough or anything...)
I decided to leave the candy on the front porch so I could head out with AudioDad and Munch. We were surprised (or not so much since we have a cat lady living down the street) to find an adorable cat hanging out on our steps. It was such a friendly little cat and loved having Munch pet it and coo at it (everything is a baby to her right now).



Once the candy was on the porch and Munch outfitted herself with glow necklaces and bracelets galore, out we went. Other than the light drizzle, the weather wasn't too bad- especially considering the prediction was for showers. We pretty much stuck to our street- it seemed to be a quiet night. A couple of blocks seemed like plenty, but when we suggested heading for home, Munch announced that we MUST fill her candy bag to the top before heading home. Thank goodness it was a small bag...


(do you like the leg-warmers?)

Only a couple of snafus- a lady was giving out Play-Doh- Munch said really loud, "Where's my treat?" Also, if she got mixed up in a group, she basically said Trick or Treat until she got her candy (Helllooo? Do you not see me standing here?) We DID practice using a big voice; guess it's time to work on the patience part!


The mermaid and her haul

P.S. She's still not all that interested in eating it, thank goodness- Munch will ask if she can have a piece for breakfast, but once I say no, she's forgotten it for the day. Yay!

I Want Candy

Munch has never been trick-or-treating before (past her bedtime), so when I heard that the downtown stores would be welcoming kids on Saturday afternoon I knew it would be the perfect introduction to Halloween. Munch didn't quite know what was going on as we started walking down the street, but she knew she HAD to have one of the balloons that were being distributed by the bank. After getting a balloon, she started collecting her candy.



Her first few pieces got her excited because "it's so pretty"- Munch actually had no idea what "candy" actually was- we never referred to it that way, so she never associated it with the random jellybeans and Hershey's kisses she may have encountered in the past. We let her pick one thing for the way home- she chose a lollipop because she'd been so curious about them.



When we got home she laid out all her candy and admired it. She counted it, organized it, and admired it again. The different colors and wrappers were "beautiful".



It's been a couple of days now, and she checks on her candy daily. She sorts it and lays it out in neat rows. It's funny, she still isn't particularly interested in eating it, but she sure is proud of it!