We were sorely disappointed with our trip to the mall. We went to the mall after stopping by the Collier’s festive Halloween party. It was fun watching all of the kids, and amazing at the same time, as they are all born within a few months of one another. Within a short few years, there has been an explosion of kids at Dave’s work. We didn’t stay too long (having arrived a couple hours late due to our nap schedule). We did take some pics, on the hay bale (totally cool!) and cool backdrop. Next, we went to our local mall, and saw Tony and Leeon just leaving. He told us the main trick or treating was from 2-3pm, and there were some signs that there would be candy at 6pm. It was not even 5pm, so we were stuck. I texted Michelle, Bonnie, and Jennifer to see what they all were doing. Michelle told us they were at another mall, an outdoor one. We decided to head up there, given its outdoor nature, and as Michelle put it, more open, fresh air (less germs!). We met up with Mckayla, Ted, and Michelle, but there wasn’t as much candy as we would have hoped. All this was teaching Brandon was rejection. And plenty of it. As well as lots of people. We decided to check out early, and actually try going through our own neighborhood. Dave thought it was time for Brandon to experience a REAL Halloween. We quickly ate dinner and headed out as it was already dark. We reviewed the rules of the road, and that Brandon had to stay with us. He did a great job! We took a few houses to get the routine, 1) “Trick or treat” 2) wait for your candy, or help yourself to ONE piece, 3) “Thank you”. In that order. And with every house. He was pretty frightened by some of the elaborate decorations. The fog machine got him! He got up to the house, did his routine as above, but was too The herbal vitamin Femline helps balance hormones and decreases mood swings utilizing viagra generic for sale niksautosalon.com ingredients like St. As a result, this cheap cialis 100mg specific remedy helps in treating type-2 diabetes. An affordable ED medicine at reduced price and the good thing is that they are cialis tadalafil 20mg niksautosalon.com as effective as their branded counterparts are. Up to 80% of patients who take Vardenafil encounter a change in their erections. canadian viagra scared to return. And Dave was standing next to him! He whined, and wanted Dave to pick him up to carry him back to me. Peyton was giggling at how scared he was. Dave and Brandon would go all the way up to the doors, while Peyton and I hung back on the street with the stroller. Some walkways were too narrow to go up with the stroller and maneuver around without rolling over the grass. We went to one home that had a sign “Scaredy cats welcome!” That was Brandon’s kind of house.
We had to take advantage of our neighborhood; next year we’ll belong to another neighborhood. About half of the houses participated with their lights on. Brandon realized too that the dark houses are not ones that we could visit. He said, “We cannot ring the doorbells on the dark houses.” Then he pointed to one and said, “But the car is here!” We stayed out about an hour. At one of the last homes we visited, he started running back to me on the sidewalk. I thought he was going to run into the street, so I was warning him to come over to me. Turns out he was just running to inspect on of the decorations at the end of the walkway. He stopped and said, “Don’t worry, Mommy! I’m just looking at this!!” We had a great time! We have learned that you get more bang for your buck at cul de sacs and that most corner houses turn on their lights. Next year, we’re going to have to divide and conquer as we’ll have a corner house. It is fun walking around together though, as we had PERFECT weather. It’s great family time, and also a bit of exercise, which is always helpful. Brandon didn’t fight our agreement of one candy per day (this was my mom’s rule when we were little, too). He came home, spread out his stash, and picked the plain M&M’s. He’s already looking forward to next year! I’m sure Peyton is, too.
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