Halloween

We had a great Halloween this year. Jake dressed up like Spider Man and Dylan was a monkey. We got some really awesome pic's which is what it's all about for Mamas. :) Scott pulled Dylan around in the Radio Flyer wagon while Jake and I went door to door collecting loot. He was so shy and timid when we got to each door and would barely whisper "trick or treat" while he flashed his humongous grin and dimples. Candy is a real treat for him as he never ever gets to eat it so after each house he wanted to eat whatever candy they gave him. It took quite some time to do the entire street at that pace but we let him set the rules regardless of the drain on our patience. Dylan really got a kick out of all of the decorations in peoples' yards and would bop the mummies and skeletons on their heads to make their eyes light up and bellow scary stuff.

After we finished our street we went back to the house to pass out our candy on the front step. Jake was in charge of putting it in each kid's bag and would give them two overflowing handfuls a piece. They probably thought they hit the jackpot at our house. Last year he refused to give candy to any kid with a mask because it scared him (no soup for you!!!) but this year he had no problems. The trick or treaters were all talking about the "soda house" across the street which I thought was really funny. Apparently you are super cool if you pass out sodas instead of candy. I remember trick or treating when I was little and being really ticked off at the people that gave out toothbrushes and pennies! How times change...

I let Jake eat all the candy he wanted that night and then the next day I told him to pick 5 pieces of candy to save. He chose his 5 very carefully and then we packed up the rest to give to other little children who weren't lucky enough to get any on Halloween (ie- hidden in the top of our laundry room for Mama and Dada to munch on in secret). :)