Tyler, on the other hand, had no idea that Halloween was coming or what costume he would don for the occasion. I, however, knew what costume he would wear this Halloween as soon as he was born. My mom had made an Indian costume for my oldest nephew, Ryan, to wear when he was 14 months old. All of the boys in the family (with the exception of one) have worn it since, easy decision for me to make.
Tom had readied the camera earlier so we could properly record our little goblins on film. Justin was not at all interested in posing, only in hitting the street for goodies. We headed out with Tyler in the stroller and Justin racing far ahead of us down the street. When he ran into our neighbors, he suddenly became shy and tongue-tied, and nary a "trick or treat" could be elicited from him. That mattered none, and he soon had a few treats in his bucket. I wasn't terribly concerned with getting much in Tyler's treat bucket -- his food allergies mean that chocolate and anything with peanuts or eggs in it are off-limits.
Justin was really shy the entire time we were out and couldn't be bothered to say either "trick or treat", or a "thank you" to anyone. He even spit at one nice man, and I was horrified. Fortunately, most people seem to understand that three year olds are stubborn creatures closely related to neanderthals, and just dismissed it with a smile. Tyler was all smiles and thoroughly enjoyed his ride through the neighborhood in the stroller. He took no notice of the candy at all, but I'm sure he'll be much more aware of the proceedings next year.
For all of Justin's fervor to get out of the house, he was ready to quit about 30 minutes into the adventure. We obliged him as it was getting dark, and headed on home. All in all, it was a good evening. I do think our two were some of the cutest kids out last night. :)
You do have some of the cutest kids around! Kate also only lasted for 30 minutes and then it was too cold. Happy Halloween!
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