A Halloween To Remember

Well, we survived our first Halloween, but not without a legitimate scare. On our way to trick or treat on a friend's street (where they go ALL OUT -- one couple was projecting "Night of the Living Dead" on a sheet hung on the front of their house -- so cool!), we got hit by a car. Everyone was fine and the damage to my car was really minimal. He hit the side of the car Wilder was on and if he'd pulled out a second or less sooner, we would have gotten a much bigger jolt, particularly the kiddo. Luckily, that didn't happen.

Overall, after that, the night was a hit. We had more than a little fussing in the car (a rotund dragon costume is not too comfy in a car seat, apparently), but for the most part, Wilder dug the experience. He didn't get scared and, after a short orientation, quickly figured out that the candy was the thing, a couple of times attempting to take advantage of the less vigilant candy-hander-outers and moving in for a bigger score. Good boy!

Some pics of our evening below.


WilderDragon is all ready for his first trick-or-treating experience.


At the first house, he encounters a friendly witch that fascinates him. His mom, in a display of total sappiness, gets all choked up and is grateful for the cloak of darkness so that no one knows what a big softie she is.


Dragon? OR DROOL MONSTER!???!! Mwaaaahahahahahahahahhhhh.


"Hello Evil Pumpkin! You are pretty!!"


A couple of handsome Halloweeners.


Snuggles in the chilly air on the front porch.