Happy Halloween

Boo!  Leah had a great time celebrating Halloween this year, especially after she realized that she could get candy, lots and lots of candy.  Since she just got a new tractor, we decided to use it as part of her costume, so she went as a farmer.  After building a train costume last year, this was quite a bit easier.  The overalls from last year still fit, I only needed to buy a plaid shirt, and fill her trailer with pumpkins and hay.  Voila, a costume!

We were fortunate to have 2 fun Halloween events to celebrate this year.  On the Saturday before, we went to the trick-or-treating event here in town at the local shopping center.  All the stores gave out candy and there was a DJ set up in the parking lot.  We decided not to bring the tractor to this event so she just used her wheelchair.  It was a lot of fun and she saw a few friends from school.  We went with our neighbors who have 2 little boys and the 3 little kids had a great time.

On Halloween night we went over to our same friends' house for dinner and then trick-or-treated around the block.  Daylight Savings Time must have been later this year, since it got dark closer to 6, and I remember the last couple years going out around 5:30.  Leah drove her tractor down the block and then decided she was done with it, so we had to leave it in a neighbor's yard and carry her the rest of the way.  She's a funny kid.  Either way, we still had fun and now we have a bag full of candy that she constantly asks about. 

Leah: See in my basket. 
Mommy: You may look but you already had a treat today.
I hand her the basket and she takes all the candy out.  I turn around for 2 seconds and she's opening another piece.
Mommy:  Leah, you have had your 1 treat for today, let's put the candy away.
Leah: EEEEEEEEEEEEHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH. 

Yeah, I think I need to do something with the candy basket. 

Anyway, here is our little farmer all decked out.