Happy Halloween

This was Hayden's first real trick or treat experience. Last year he was really too little to participate so this year he was eager to jump right in there with his older cousins and their friends. Hayden has perfected saying "trick or treat" well before the actual day. He knew exactly what to do and marched up to the doors and said the magic words and then candy filled his pumpkin bucket. He has wanted to wear his costume ever since I tried it on him a few weeks before Halloween and would throw a fit when I would take it off him. His poor little giraffe head kept falling off him and yet he didn't seem to mind. He kept up with the older kids and then discovered that he was actually able to eat the candy that was inside his bucket. His favorite was kit kat and m&m's. In fact, earlier that day I found a small bag of plain m&m's in the kitchen drawer and opened them to only eat a few pieces at a time. Later in the day Hayden came down the hall with the bag of m&ms asking for help as there was 2 lonely little candies left stuck inside the bag. He had eaten the rest. He kept calling them tim tims instead of m&m's. Unfortunately, he only got one bag of these while trick or treating but has discovered his love of dum dums and kit kats. It's funny because he knows where I have hidden his pumpkin bucket and at dinner he will say "eat first, then candy". Every night I will let him pick out one (sometimes two) treats and he will say "daddy's favorite" and then he eats it. I am not a big fan of Halloween but Hayden has made this the most enjoyable one yet. He really is so much fun and it's amazing what he says and does. Unfortunately this is the last Halloween with Connor and Carson for a while but next year we will have Addison, Audrey, Kayla, Blake and Avery to share in the festivities.