Trick or Treat

Claire with the neighbor boys, Cory the monkey and Jeff the giraffe

Daddy's little girl

Mami's goofy little bee

"What do we have here?"

We had LOTS of fun trick or treating on Halloween (or Beggar's Night as it's called here, which is the night before Halloween). Who would think when you move two hours away the traditions change?! Anyway, Claire was a bee. She got to wear her costume at a daycare party on Friday, where they had a parade. I don't know if she knows it, but she was saying 'bee' the whole time at the party. (Pretty sure it was just a sound to her!) Then Grandma and Aunt Lori were here most of the day on Saturday to go shopping and, let's admit, really just to see Claire in her costume and be a part of the fun! :) Mami made the costume Thursday night...nothing like the last minute, which is when I'm the most motivated! I used things we already had around the house because I don't want to get into the habit of fancy, expensive costumes. All it took was an old yellow tank top of mine, some scraps of black fabric from hemmed pants that were too long (good thing I'm short!), two hangers with paint tape and black nylons, and LOTS of safety pins. Oh ya, and also two super cute pigtails sticking straight up for antennae. During trick or treating, we just stayed on our one block. We were fortunate to have such nice weather and not even need jackets! Claire stuck her hand into the candy bowls to pick what she wanted. I tried to influence her to get Snickers and Reese's first, but we ended up with a variety. She also liked watching the kids come to our house and get candy. The best part of the evening though, if you asked Claire, would probably be either A. the animal crackers that Grandma put into a little Halloween container, or B. sorting her candy after the fun. She took it out of her bucket and thought about where to put it down, then eventually put the pieces back in. Slowly, her candy has been disappearing, though she hasn't been allowed any. Maybe she's sneaking it when we're not looking. Or maybe Daddy has something to do with it. I don't know. :)