Trick-or-treating for the first time
Posted on | October 31, 2007 | 8 Comments
Carving pumpkins on the kitchen floor, then bringing them in the red wagon to light the drive. Take-out-Thai for dinner and then a flurry of costume snaps. A baby skunk, fur fluffy on his belly, and turquoise Crocs to walk the dirt road stretching between our house and the neighbor’s. We held his hands, one in each of ours, as we followed the bobbing light of the flashlight up to each door. Then watched him murmer the words, shyly at first. “Trick-or-treat,” and then “Thank you,” his small fist clutching each new candy bar with amazement.
Above us the stars twirled. We went to a half-dozen houses, and then down to the end of our road to look upon five hundred jack-o-lanterns, all glowing. His eyes wide in the dark, his face smudged with chocolate and wonder.
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November 1st, 2007 @ 8:13 am
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November 1st, 2007 @ 9:07 am
Sounds like you had a beautiful night. He even has fake eyelashes! Just kidding….those are some amazing lashes.
November 1st, 2007 @ 11:12 am
How absolutely beautiful… It sounds magical, which is just how Halloween should feel.
November 1st, 2007 @ 1:16 pm
So cute!
November 1st, 2007 @ 1:41 pm
OH MY GOD HE IS SO CUTE!! Little stinker!
How I miss Halloween in the States and you even make me miss my kids at that age!!
November 1st, 2007 @ 10:35 pm
The cuteness! What a perfect snapshot of words. Oh Bean, happy first trick or treating! May there be many, many more nights of glorious candy collecting!
November 2nd, 2007 @ 10:38 am
Such an adorable photo — and a great peek into the evening you guys shared!
November 2nd, 2007 @ 7:13 pm
esme was almost a skunk too! i bought a pattern to make a skunk costume, but esme threw it away (some of her newest mischief) and when i went to buy another they were all out. so, esme was a lion instead. but Bean looks so cute i want to hug him!!