Trick or Treat 2011

Happy Halloween from the Appeldorn's!!

Skeleton boy

Little red riding hood

Boy was this holiday different than past years. We had such a GREAT night watching Sevea enjoy the holiday. This was her first year really trick or treating. She went to only two houses last year and they were family/friends. She totally understood the holiday this year. She requested a Dora costume but since I had already got one I found at a garage sale we compromised, hence the pumpkin theme. She was really excited to put on her costume and even though she didn't quite get what we were going to do just yet she knew it involved candy and going somewhere.

We started the night walking about four blocks away to the house of one of my daycare children. We skipped all the houses on the way to their home and Sevea didn't say a thing. We got to the house and told her what she needed to do and she walked right up to the door.

Reaching for the door bell

First house of the year

Grayson and Cohen were along for the fun as well. Even though they didn't get any candy we couldn't resist showing the two off :)

Our way back home was much different. We told her that we only went to the houses with the lights on. Sevea excitedly pointed out each house with their lights on. One by one she walked up to the house and said trick or treat and politely said thank you before leaving. The first couple houses she sort of thought we were going to stay and play but she eventually got the hang of it.

We didn't hit up every house on our way back and only stuck to one side of the street. The weather was really nice when we headed out but unfortunately as the sun set it got cold quick. Fortunately though this helped Sevea skip a bunch of homes so we could head over to Carissa's before calling it a night.

We headed home and I think this is where Sevea had almost as much fun as the actual trick or treating. She absolutely loved getting to hand out the candy. The first couple kids loved her too since she gave them a hand full. Even with those tiny hands they managed to score a good 7 pieces. It was so great watching her willingly giving away candy. This holiday was way more than about the candy to her. She loved the actions of everything more than the candy. The proof is her choice of candy and the fact that she only ate a couple and was done.

Really, nerds! Whose daughter is this?

The great thing I am realizing about holidays now, we have another opportunity to go through all these exciting moments again!