The first real Halloween

So...last year we went to a Halloween open house so that we could come back early and put Bix to bed. This year he is more aware of the fun and so we went over to a friend's house (they live in a trick-or-treating friendly neighborhood) to give Bix the complete Halloween experience. I wasn't sure how long he would last. There have been some festive decorations up around town and Bix has been a little apprehensive about the whole concept....to the point of hiding his head in my chest when he saw a "peacock" at Trader Joe's to getting stuck in a corner at the children's museum because he didn't want to walk by a door that led to a display with a "scary man".

But the night went off without a hitch. I guess when everyone is dressed up rather that a few who are out of place in a more "normal" daily scene, it all makes sense to a two-year-old. He even went to the doors of the spook-ily decorated houses. He whispered "trick-or-treat" as we started up the path to every house and remembered to say thank you when he wasn't too mesmerized by the costumes.

We didn't have time to get too creative with the costume...and he wouldn't wear a hat...so that left us with teh awesomely cute 70's outfit that Brian used to wear as a wee tyke and I quickly sewed some bell-bottoms together during his Monday nap to complete the theme. Fortunately, Bix missed the memo about the candy part and just had fun taking in the whole experience.