2013 might have been our best Halloween yet. Clare was old enough to “get” the whole thing – she understood dressing up, decorating the house, some light “scary = fun”, and, of course, trick or treating and candy. She was sooooo very excited about the whole thing, and we started talking about costumes back in August.
Clare and I discussed her dressing as a butterfly, a fairy, and Peter Pan. Once again I tried mightily to get her and Sammy to dress up as a cowboy and cowgirl. She agreed, for a day, and then woke up the next morning and said “Nope. I’m going to be a witch and Sammy is going to be a dinosaur.” And they were. We found Sam a dinosaur costume that *just barely* fit him, and tracked Clare down some witch stylings. She was very clear to me that she was a wicked witch, like in the Wizard of Oz, not a good witch.
On All Hallow’s Eve we invited our neighborhood crew, JP, Deb and Maddy, and Grandma and Grandpa over for a quick dinner, some forced pictures and trick or treating. Since the average age of our crew was about 2, the trick or treating was pretty brief but enjoyable. Of course the best part was seeing the little cuties in costume.
