Halloween, Part 2

Tonight, we trick-or-treated in our own town! Caryn brought her kids over earlier, and she and I stuffed them with pizza before driving over to my friend Angela's house. Our town is very interesting... there are a lot of VERY old houses (like ours), and then there are these brand-spanking new developments. The town has had a huge population boom over the past ten years, so it makes sense. Anyway, Angela lives in one of the newer developments. The houses are a little closer together, there's a sidewalk, etc.-- it's pretty good for trick-or-treating, though it is hilly (like most of our town! I swear, everything here is a hill. Nothing is level!).

We got to Angela's house, and her boys were itching to get going! She has twins that are in kindergarten, and who were on Nikos' t-ball team this past year. Nikos adores the twins-- he was SO EXCITED to go trick-or-treating with them! And one of the twins even had the exact same costume as he did. So he was twins with a twin, haha!

At any rate... it was MUCH colder than Wednesday night was... just over 40 degrees out. BRRR! The kids had layers and layers underneath their costumes, but Maya still said she wanted her jacket. And they just didn't last as long as they did the other night-- partly, I think, because it was so cold, and partly because it was hilly. But they still had fun! We also encountered two other moms from Maya's dance class (who apparently live around the corner from Angela) and another mom friend from Nikos' t-ball team. It was the place to be, apparently! And the kids... there were so many of them! Nikos was scared of a few costumes, and didn't like some of the more elaborate Halloween decorations. I don't know what is up with him lately, but it seems like he is scared of everything! It's frustrating, but we just worked around it.

One thing that was really funny was "tired Maya." I think she was really tired-- maybe she didn't get enough sleep last night? But she would go up to a door with the group, say "trick or treat," get her candy, say thank you, and then... stand there. Everyone else would leave. But she would stand there looking inside people's houses, kind of in a daze! Poor, silly girl! Before too long, I was carrying her bucket and, eventually, her. Her little eyelids were drooping the minute we got in the car. I think she will sleep well tonight!

Anyway, I didn't take many pictures because it was so cold, and didn't get any group ones because we basically hit the ground running. But there were eight kids all total: a twelve-year-old, two six-year-olds, two five-year-olds, a three-year-old, a two-year-old, and a one-year-old. And we survived! The candy overload continues!

On one final note... I didn't get a picture, but Maya wanted to be Cinderella tonight instead of Minnie Mouse. So she got to wear the outfit my parents bought her for her birthday (here's an old pic). She was SO CUTE! I loved it!! Even under her jacket, haha!