Treats Instead of Tricks

Happy Halloween! This has been the happiest Halloween I've had in the past several years. We started our morning with a Spooktacular Show presented by AJ and all his kindergarten peers. Their performances were just a joy to watch, particularly the expressions on AJ's faces throughout the songs. That kid has a personality all of his own. One of the nicest things about the program was that Teddy enjoyed it. He hung out contentedly in his Kimba Kruze the entire time, not attempting to escape or wander or express any concerns. I think he enjoyed all the music and costumes, and it was so nice to be able to watch and enjoy the entire performance without needing to occupy Teddy.

Dorothy and her tornado.

Teddy and I displayed our costumes at speech therapy, with me accompanying him as Dorothy. He was a tornado since he is a destructive force of nature. His costume held up the entire day without him destroying it, so perhaps I used the right amount of hot glue. His speech therapist loved his costume and completely understands why he was a tornado.

If you look closely, you should see a house in the tornado.

I also had the opportunity to help clean up at AJ's classroom party in the afternoon, which pretty much consisted of opening a few snacks and being in the picture when AJ's teacher took photos of each table of students. He asked, "Can my mom be in the picture?" So as all the other parents intentionally backed out of the way to avoid being in the pictures, I had to jump right in, minion costume and all. (I had switched costumes for the afternoon since Dorothy with no tornado wasn't as cool as being a minion.

The tornado is on the move! No stopping him!

The day ended with trick-or-treating with both boys. This year is noteworthy as the first year that Teddy walked to houses trick-or-treating. Although he was walking last year, he didn't have anywhere near the endurance or ability to navigate trick-or-treating. He did need to be carried for a bit this year, but he did awesome walking. Teddy thought it was really cool that we got to go up to everyone's houses, but he couldn't understand why we left so quickly without going inside at each house. He'd stand on the step staring at each person who went back inside instead of realizing we're supposed to move along to the next house. Guys, they opened the door to their house! We should go inside. It's rude to just leave like this!

LEGO Nexo Knight Clay (AJ) and Teddy the Tornado trick-or-treating.

It was a fantastic Halloween, with our boys thoroughly spoiled by our neighbors with special bags loaded with treats for them and happy family memories. And trick-or-treating is much more enjoyable when you have full stomachs versus hangry adults. (Lesson learned last year.)