Toddler Trick-or-Treaters

On Saturday and Sunday, Judy and I were

"treated" to an early Halloween.  We were

visited by Snow White, a Jack-o-Lantern,

a lovely butterfly, and a fierce pirate.

Brianna (aka Snow White) is so starved

for candy she could gnaw through the handle

on her treat bucket (which was once her Mom's).

 You guys call this "a haul"?

 Hunter says his thumb beats any candy.

And our plush Kitty Cat look-alike

brings a smile to his face. 

"Okay, guys.  I'm goin' in.  If I'm not out in

ten minutes, send in a rescue party."

It only takes a few moments at Grandma and

Grandpa's before trick-or-treating takes a

 back seat to familiar toys.  Bri's blowing on

the propeller to make it spin.

Both Snow White AND Jack-o-Lantern

love it when Grandma blows bubbles.

Hunter, like the girls before him, loves

to pull the pull chain on the lights.

Raw power!  ugh ugh

Soon, Bri pulls out her "Wheels on the Bus"

book.  A good book and a good song that

never get old.

"I'm about to go where no man has gone before."

"Wait, is that a bag of Goldfish you have there?"

Snow White in shades is definitely a new

look for a new millennium.

This is worth a closer look.

"Yeah, I could fill this bucket with candy

in about 3 minutes.  And empty it just as fast."

So that was Saturday.  On Sunday, Jennifer

and Matt brought Claire and Evan in their

Halloween attire.

Evan is as happy a pirate as

you're likely to meet around here.

And Claire is simply glowing with

her rainbow shirt and butterfly wings.

"Yeah, see, my plan is to just

scare the extra candy out of people."

Here's Butterfly Claire's other

good side.  And don'tcha love

that green Jack-o-lantern?

"My wings get dehydrated without

Grandma's magic juice."

Daddy Matt with Evan,

"The Terror of the Seas."

Joy comes by to treat the kids with some

special favors and to join in the

Halloween festivities.

Joy's treasures include a sticker book.

Claire generously selects a "Happy

Halloween" sticker just for Grandpa!

We now know that butterflies like

chocolate-covered Rice-Krispies treats.

At least, we think that's what it was.

All the children did some real door-to-door

trick-or-treating on Monday night, but we

were happy to have extended visits and

a sneak preview.  Looking forward to many

more years of this bedlam.