Halloween

Natalya and Pierce with their Candy

It was a kinda strange halloween this year. The change in daylight savings observance had the sunset an hour later than previous years and that seemed to put the timing off. Also, the local high-school football team had a huge game to decide if they went to the state final, so many people in the area decided to move the candy-grab to the Saturday evening instead. In the end the whole event was pushed into a window of about an hour and a half.

My kids were very excited this year and it was Natalya leading the charge. Pierce sure didn't know what all the fuss was about but if Natalya was excited he knew it was something he NEEDED to pay attention to. The week before the kids got to wear their costumes to the school halloween party so Pierce was extra certain that dressing up in his costume meant good things were about to happen.

The little devil himself

As always happens, I (being the anti-social member of the family) stayed home to hand out candy to the kids while Jessica took Natalya and Pierce out to score their booty. They left all excited and it was great to watch them head off. Apparently Natalya knew exactly what to do and was very polite. Pierce also quickly worked it out and was eagerly knocking on doors, smiling and reaching into the candy bowls to grab himself some goodies. He'd give a big grin but was very business like in the knocking and procurement of the goods. Between the two of them, Natalya and Pierce made a great team and came back home with a huge amount of candy.

The fairy Princess

Natalya also enjoyed handing out candy to the kids that came to the door but made sure each kid gave the appropriate "trick or treat" before allowing the bowl close enough to their outstretched hands. She had a fantastic time this year.

Afterwards there was quite a bit of sugar to wear off but both kids were plenty eager to run around the house to burn it off. Luckily for us they both went to bed early and slept well. It was a good time for all of us.