But wait, it seems he will have nothing of the sort. Ed DID NOT want to be the adorable turtle. Both Mom and Dad tried it on, but that didn't motivate him in the least. So...it's the old fallback of Mickey Mouse...and a cute mouse at that.
I'm not a fan of Halloween --it's just not my favorite 'day', I especially don't relish having 20 kids show up at my door--more because I don't know what to do or say to them --do I coo over their costumes or just hand out the candy--than that I don't want them coming. Den is really good at it and seems to enjoy himself.Nonetheless I suggested Den take Ed out with some neighbors, including Ed's buddies Lizzie and Zach, expecting them to go to maybe 5 houses max and be back in less than 30 minutes. After nearly an hour, I began to worry.
It seems that while Ed had started out kind of shy, once he had a couple houses under his belt, he got a real kick of it. Den says he'd go up and grab the candy. I'd been trying to teach him to say 'Trick or Treat', or even 'Happy Halloween', but the most I'd been able to get was 'Happy H....', so I suspect most houses just got the big Eddie grin.
Meanwhile, back at the ranch, I'm sitting here with a huge bowl of candy. And not just any candy, but some of the stuff I really like. I'd already had 2 pieces, but do you know how difficult it is for a pregnant woman who already craves all things sweet to sit there, staring at a bowl that is calling your name?
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At least Eddie would say something close to happy halloween or trick or treat. Patrick kind of mumbled something that sounded like ick, sometimes said hello and said bye-bye at every house. I thought we would go to a few and be done he made it to about 15 or so houses. He left his costume on and did not want to let the bag go. I hope Eddie had as much fun.
Well, I don't think he practiced anything that I tried to teach him. I'm not even sure people got a 'bye', but I'm sure they got a kick out of him.
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