Trick or Treat

So my good friend Jen in our ward invited us to go Trick or Treating with them and their kids. Trent and I hadn't been planning on taking Ethan (are we terrible?) but we decided to go with them. It was so much fun! And so warm. Trent and I were in pants and short-sleeved shirts. Ethan had a long sleeve shirt under his uniform-but nothing under his shorts. It was cold enough that we could feel it, but not cold enough to need a jacket. I was pretty impressed. I don't know that I ever want to leave this amazing weather!

Ethan didn't really get the whole Trick or Treating thing at first, but after a few houses he was pushing his way through the other kids yelling "Tick or Tweat!" He was very polite and almost always remembered to say "Thank you" and "Halloween!" (his version of "Happy Halloween"). I couldn't believe how cute he was. He wasn't any different than any of the other kids we were with, but I am just so in love with him that every time he does something new I think it is the cutest thing. He would always fall behind and then run, his bucket swinging, to catch up with the bigger kids. As soon as he got his first sucker - a tootsie roll pop, that was what he wanted. He was perfectly content to stop there. He was having so much fun going door to door and being with the other kids that I don't even think he cared about the candy! Just his suckers. Those are the best I guess. Which I am okay with...that means more chocolate for Daddy and I ;). I wish I had brought my camera to take a picture of him holding his bucket up to receive more candy. We were probably out for about an hour and his bucket started to get so heavy that between houses he would hand us his bucket or just set it on the ground. But then when we got to another house with a light on he would run back to us to grab the all essential bucket. I think it was a pretty good first Trick or Treating experience. Maybe so good he will remember what Halloween is when it comes around next year. Maybe not. I guess we'll see!