Greeting the first trick or treaters of the evening....
While eating this lollipop (from our candy bowl) Alexander hands me a candy bar and asks me to open it...(that didn't happen!)
Alyssa as a puppy...
Everyone posing before we head out...(too busy eating lollipops to stop and smile)...
Then I get lucky and get another big smile (in the nanosecond he removes the lollipop):
Showing off his candy bag from Grandma...
And off we go...(note: Alexander is still eating candy)...
The first house (Alexander's first trick or treat...he was pretty happy as he walked away with more candy in his bag)!
Chanting "next house, next house" they ran down the sidewalk...
Now he is getting the hang of it...ran right up by himself (note: he holds out his hand to get the candy rather than the bag) :-)
Akira was the "experienced" one so she lead Alexander by the hand from house to house...
Discussing who will ring the bell and then waiting anxiously...
The people in this house took Halloween to a whole new level...Alexander was fascinated with the "graveyard"...
Alexander finally got the idea that people wanted to put candy into his bag rather than hand it too him so after he would say "trick or treat" (which sound liked "k-treat") he would set his bag on the ground in front of the person and point to it (so people had to lean down and put the candy in the bag for him). This time, as soon as the door closed, he had to have a seat and see what had been added.
We are within two houses from home...although we have been only up and down our street (so about 2 blocks total), it has been over an hour and Alexander has reached his breaking point. I finally stand firm about no more candy (he had been eating it non-stop the entire hour) so Alexander decides to lay down and have a pretty serious tantrum...
Somehow we convince them...
Then I get lucky and get another big smile (in the nanosecond he removes the lollipop):
Showing off his candy bag from Grandma...
And off we go...(note: Alexander is still eating candy)...
The first house (Alexander's first trick or treat...he was pretty happy as he walked away with more candy in his bag)!
Chanting "next house, next house" they ran down the sidewalk...
Now he is getting the hang of it...ran right up by himself (note: he holds out his hand to get the candy rather than the bag) :-)
Akira was the "experienced" one so she lead Alexander by the hand from house to house...
Discussing who will ring the bell and then waiting anxiously...
The people in this house took Halloween to a whole new level...Alexander was fascinated with the "graveyard"...
All the walking had taken its toll...had to sit down for a break...(oh and check into what candy he has in his bag)...he was quickly joined by Akira...
Alexander finally got the idea that people wanted to put candy into his bag rather than hand it too him so after he would say "trick or treat" (which sound liked "k-treat") he would set his bag on the ground in front of the person and point to it (so people had to lean down and put the candy in the bag for him). This time, as soon as the door closed, he had to have a seat and see what had been added.
A few more houses and then he found another place to have little rest.
We are within two houses from home...although we have been only up and down our street (so about 2 blocks total), it has been over an hour and Alexander has reached his breaking point. I finally stand firm about no more candy (he had been eating it non-stop the entire hour) so Alexander decides to lay down and have a pretty serious tantrum...
First face down...
Now rolled over and screaming...
In a grand gesture, he rips off his cape...
And mom picks him up and carries him home (where he made a quick recovery and took over handing out candy with daddy).
Now rolled over and screaming...
In a grand gesture, he rips off his cape...
And mom picks him up and carries him home (where he made a quick recovery and took over handing out candy with daddy).
