Trick or Treat

I wanted to dress him as a Garden Gnome. He was quite emphatically against it. I went with the giraffe. I should have gone with the Energizer bunny. He kept going and going. He was so tired he began to have trouble navigating stairs but he wouldn't give up. He has an intense fear of dogs but that didn't stop him. Did I mention this kid doesn't eat candy?

I kept asking him if he was done which drew some shocked comments from one person who thought I was nuts as according to her, you trick or treat until you drop. I had to explain to her that he was dropping... himself... candy... but he kept going.

As we were leaving one house he told me he had to much. The gentleman at the door almost fell over. "Too much? I've never heard a kid say that before. There's no such thing." No, no, no - too much in his pumpkin and I showed him the overflowing pocket of my hoodie. Apparently I need to buy him a bigger pumpkin next year or just give him a pillowcase.

Then there was the whole Trick or Treat and Thank You thing. After he was given the candy and was turning to walk away he would say "Thank you. Trick or Treat. Happy Halloween."

I finally managed to convince him it was time to head home. I made the mistake of telling him he could help daddy hand out candy. "Nooo Mommy. It's my candy." I actually spent the entire walk home trying to explain it to him. It wasn't sinking in. The second we get to the house and he sees the cauldron full of candy - he got it.

Yeah. I'm brilliant.

So he stood outside way past his bedtime and for the majority of the time, in his costume, handing out candy. He would cock his head to one side and oh so sweetly ask the older kids if they wanted some candy. Unless they were wearing a scary mask. Then he would put his hand up signalling stop and scamper behind me. Gotta love these kids - all but one took their masks off for him.

So now I have an overflowing pumpkin full of sugar and chocolate with a child who doesn't eat any of it.

Mmm hmmm.... sure I took him Trick or Treating so he could have the experience and the fun and the joy and ....