Fun was had by all

This was a good Halloween for us. The Bear was finally old enough to walk around on his own. The Princess was seasoned at this so she could show the Bear what to do. We were in our new neighborhood. And it was a warm night!

Our Halloween actually started last Friday though. The Bear's daycare had a party. Kind of to get the kids used to their costumes. AND to get them used to the idea of getting candy in their bags. The staff grilled hot dogs. They had music playing in the big room. The teachers manned their classes for the 'trick-or-treating' every half hour. It was cute.

The Hubs finally got to see the daycare. I showed him where everything was located (the classroom, the sign-in sheet, the refrigerators for lunch, etc). He got to meet the Bear's teachers too. And a few of the Bear's friends.

The Bear didn't know what his costume was. He was upstairs when I was getting the outfits out. I was getting the Princess into her "Hula Girl" outfit when he walked downstairs. He ran over and saw the package his costume was in. He FLIPPED out! He was so excited!

He just loves BUZZ LIGHTYEAR! You should have seen him after he got the costume on. He'd 'press' one of the buttons on his chest. Run across the room. Spread his arms out like a plane. Say "...and BEYOND!" while he jumped. And then he'd land. Over and over again. Nothing like toddler repetition!

Here's a photo of the two before we left to go out Monday night.

The Princess was so excited. She kept on asking when we were going out.

"Is it TIME yet?"

We finally left the house when someone rang OUR doorbell. That was our GO signal.

We turned off the lights at our house and we went around our neighborhood. We ran into most of the neighbors with kids. We ended up going around with another Mom with her two kids. She has a daughter that's the Princess' age. Then she's got a little one who's just 18 months. So she had the stroller. And it was awkward for her to put the little one in and out of the stroller. When she went around with us, I pushed the stroller while she carried her little one between the houses. Her older daughter ran ahead with my two.

We ended up staying out maybe an hour. Wasn't too long. But the Bear was plodding as he walked. He was bone tired. The Princess was happy with her stash too so she wasn't disappointed to go home.

Next year? It's going to be more awesome. The entire neighborhood should be finished so there will be more kids. More houses to visit.

It was fun. Now we have to get ready for Thanksgiving and Christmas! Whew!