We kicked off Halloween weekend with Patrick's school party, which featured a costume parade and buffet of treats that included his beloved m&ms. Donald and I found a fireman costume earlier in the week (CVS, sigh) and it suited Patrick much better than the pumpkin. In fact, he's spent the better part of the week wearing his fireman hat and coat and wanted to wear it all day on Friday—including to playgroup where the rubbery coat seriously impeded his speed on the slides.
On Saturday morning we carved our pumpkins, and Patrick particularly loved scooping the seeds. We went to Luke's Halloween party and had a great time playing with friends and once again, finding a stash of m&ms. We weren't sure if Patrick would "get" Halloween but clearly the concept clicked-—we practiced knocking on our own door and instead of saying "trick or treat" Patrick just looked at me flatly and said "candy."
When it finally got dark we set off down the street with our "Halloween bag" and collected treats at several houses. Patrick absolutely loved it and kept asking to go to another house. Down Maple Street we got a special treat—a woman dressed up as a softball player saw Patrick eyeing her ball and glove and offered him her softball. So we added a "baseball" to the Halloween bag—best treat ever! And on his first Halloween trick-or-treating. Needless to say, he went to sleep clutching his new baseball, and is now the world's biggest fan of the holiday.
We've been thinking for weeks that we might have had some company on Halloween—baby sister. But she seems quite comfortable in her current location and doesn't seem to be going anywhere. We can't wait to me you, little sis!
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