Trick or Treat!

I had been looking forward to Trick or Treat night for the past couple of months. Not for the candy, although that's okay, but to see my little Eva all dressed up in her little costume. I got her costume at the beginning of September. I needed something that was cute and warm because it doesn't matter how warm it is on the days leading up to October 31st, Halloween is always freezing here!

Trick or Treat night is not what it used to be when I was growing up. Now it's called Beggar's Night. And it's not always on October 31st. A group of people in municipal government determine what night it will be held on. Usually if Halloween falls on a weekend day, Beggar's Night will be moved to a day earlier in the week. I remember getting home and going out trick or treating when you knew grown ups would be at home to pass out candy and be out until 9 or 10 at night. Now there's only 2 hours to collect all the sugary goodness.

So, with costume on and candy bag in hand, John and I took Eva on her first Beggar's Night experience. We only took her to 6 houses, those of our closest neighbors, the ones we knew the best. They all just loved Eva's costume! She was shy walking up to the neighbors and didn't really want to talk much. She stayed in her dad's arms most of the time. We were only out for about 30 minutes and that was more than enough for me......I was freezing!

Once we got home, Eva got the hang of getting candy, as she started trick or treating from our stash! She tried her first Reese's Peanut Butter Cup and was hooked.

Fortunately, it didn't keep her up. She still went to sleep at her normal time. Thank God for small favors.