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trick or treat

halloween is so much fun. we had a great time. there wasn't a whole lot of build-up to the big night. we probably won't ever be a house that goes crazy with halloween decorations, maybe a pumpkin or two (this, or course, could change). i don't think mommy or daddy has the energy for it. but, we didn't want olivia to miss out on anything this year, so mommy bought her a two-year-old sized pumpkin, and on monday, olivia decorated it with a mr potato princess themed kit. she loved it. good job mommy.

olivia was definitely in the spirit. when daddy got home tuesday afternoon, olivia was awake from her nap (that she probably didn't really take) and shot out of a cannon. she was wound up tighter than an eight day clock. she gave a new meaning to the term "slap-happy". giggling, belly laughing, running around like a crazy person. she was in semi-rare form (i say "semi" because she's "slightly" crazy).
our friends angela and boomer can confirm all this as they brought their daughter anya over to go trick or treating with olivia. they were equally amazed and amused by my wacky kid.

in any case, we quickly dressed the girls in the costumes. olivia donned her kitty cat outfit, eve went as a fairy princess, and anya showed up in her ladybug garb. the words "super" and "cute" don't even begin to describe the girls. after a quick photo shoot, we were on our way.

now, we're new to the neighborhood. in our old neighborhood, the trick-or-treating was haphazard at best. we got a handful of kids the first year, and the numbers dwindled each successive year. we would dress olivia up, take a few pictures with the neighbors' kids, and that was that. on tuesday, we were pleased to find a very different scene. lots of kids, decorations, and halloween spirit. many people sat on their porches the whole night to greet the kids that came by. impressive even when it's waremer than a paltry 40 degrees. we couldn't have been happier.

olivia was a machine. she attacked trick or treating with a laser like focus not seen in your average two year old. okay, so i'm exaggerating, but not by much. she was really all business. she said "trick or treat" at every door that opened, and "thank you" after receiving each piece of candy. okay, big deal, right? but, seriously... c'mon, she's only 2! trust me, it was impressive.

olivia and anya hung in there for 4 or 5 blocks, and definitely brought home a good haul for their age bracket. olivia's spaz-fest continued all the way to bedtime with no tantrum to be seen. she even had her first peice of candy, a miniature reese's peanut butter cup (yes, she enjoyed it very much). angela, boomer, and any left around 1:30am. okay, that's not true, but mommy and daddy were so tired, 8:30 sure seemed like 1:30.

the night was quite a success. i can't wait for eve to join in the fun! as always, we took a bunch of pictures, and you can find them here.


happy halloween!

posted by pru @ 10:53 PM