Here come the Lions!
Our first official Halloween of trick-or-treating went off without a hitch. The grandparents came over to hold down the fort and pass out candy while we went a’begging to our neighbors.
The Beans got the hang of it pretty quickly and after about three houses, they knew to knock on the doors and to open their little bags to chocolates and candy.
We only went to the houses on our street, because we were sure that the girls would tire of the novelty pretty quickly. When we got back, the Beans commissioned Papa to dish out the goodies. And did he dish them out. The Beans were bouncing off the walls and for a good while after we tucked them into bed, we could hear giggling mixed with tears from the baby monitor.
It was a bit sad to see the numbers of trick-or-treaters drop even more this year. Daddy Bean and I waxed nostalgic with the grandparents of our days roaming the neighborhoods for Snickers and Sweet Tarts. I wonder why there aren’t more kids out nowadays, and even less neighbors passing out candy? I hope the tradition doesn’t fade because, while Halloween isn’t my favorite holiday, there is something to be said about tradition and good memories.
Here’s to good memories.
November 1st, 2007 at 9:04 am
Just wanted to say that these pictures are ADORABLE! What great lions my little girls make. And, you are right about the suprisingly small amount of children out last night. I remember when we used to go, we were out for hours and would come home with TWO pillow cases full of candy lasting until well past my birthday. I think I saw about 50 children TOTAL last night, from 6-9 PM. And this is NEW YORK! Sad…..
November 1st, 2007 at 9:28 am
Cute, Cute, Cute!!!!
And the redesigned site is scrumptious! I love the header.
November 1st, 2007 at 12:41 pm
I second that on the new site layout. Super cute. Also, love the girls’ costumes. Super cute. They are beyond adorable, as usual.
November 1st, 2007 at 1:15 pm
Hurt me cute.
November 1st, 2007 at 10:01 pm
Oh, gosh! Adorable. I love those. Is that you in the picture? I don’t recall seeing a picture of you.
And, I love the redesign!
November 1st, 2007 at 11:20 pm
What adorable little lions they were!! I love those costumes - they look so warm and huggable.
We usually get a ton of trick-or-treaters through our neighborhood but this year it was way down, probably due to the rotten weather we had…
November 2nd, 2007 at 5:53 am
They look absolutely adorable.
November 3rd, 2007 at 6:50 pm
Wow, you’re site design is wicked.
I agree! We saw a total of maybe 25 kids out and about in just over an hour. C&L did really well, too. As much as I dislike Halloween, I really got into it when we were out in the cold, crisp air, watching how much the girls were enjoying it.
November 7th, 2007 at 11:16 pm
Oh my heavens…they are ADORABLE!!!! Those bangs! Those little lion noses. So sweet!!!