Happy Halloween!

Ballerina Dora and Cumpunzel had a great Halloween and thoroughly enjoyed their trick-or-treating experience. So much so that Madeleine felt the need to repeatedly tell me, "I had fun trick-or-treating," while we were, in fact, still in the midst of trick-or-treating. Julia bravely and boldly walked by herself up the steps to ring the doorbell at the house that terrified her last year, due to its creepy sound effects and ghoulish decorations. Scoffing at her 3-year-old fear, she pointed out that none of the special effects were actually real. Then she proceeded to completely freak out over the utility truck in the middle of the road and the workers attempting to restore the power lines that had been damaged by a tree during Saturday's snow storm. Luckily, Madeleine forged on ahead down the sidewalk, convincing her sister that the truck could do us no harm. When we returned home, the girls perused their loot, choosing their first piece of candy as tonight's dessert. Madeleine was so attached to her trick-or-treat pumpkin bucket that she couldn't bear to part with it even for a moment, insisting on setting it on her lap while she used the potty and holding it with one hand while I brushed her teeth. Luckily, Binky-Cowie was the one thing more captivating to her than her bucket, so I was able to pry it out of her hands and get her into her crib with little fuss. Happy Halloween, all!