Halloween!

Halloween this year started off with dressing up for preschool. These are about the best shots I got of him all day. Unfortunately, I forgot to bring the camera out with us when we did our trick or treating with David. So, you won't get to see him as an upright walking mouse. Hope these will suffice.

At preschool, we made a paper ghost, a paper jack-o-lantern, and sang "scary" songs. There was also lots of playing with trucks, trains, & fake food in the kitchen. Snack included a slice of cheese in the shape of a pumpkin!

Vincent has warmed up to his preschool setting, and now knows that when we get there, he needs to first wash his hands before he can go play & before gets his snack.

David got off work early so that we could go get our picture taken at the preschool photo booth down & go trick or treating in Madison Park. Many of the businesses participated in passing out goodies for the neighborhood kids. There was a fire truck that Vincent sat in for about 30 seconds before deciding that the strange man in the yellow & black suit was too scary. Yet, the giant mummy walking down the street didn't seem to phase him. He caught on to the whole treats thing very quickly. He even said, "trick or treat" quietly whenever he walked up to get his goody.

We wanted to make one more stop to a few streets up closer to our home before calling it a day. Since we still had time between neighborhoods, we stopped off at our friends' house for a little rest and quiet time. They have 3 little girls. The youngest is in our class. The two younger girls hung out with us parents as we talked. David and I pre-ordered a pizza to be delivered to our house by the time we get back.

At about 5:30pm we arrived back in our neighborhood. About 5 blocks or so from our house are some beautiful, large homes that go all out with decorating each year. It's like a row of haunted houses. When we got there, they were all finishing up with getting ready, and there weren't any other kids walking the streets yet. So, we just walked up and down and looked at the spooky decorations until we saw more kids. We stopped at our friends' home for a bathroom break. They were having a party with many toddlers running around. When we got up to the door, Vincent must've recognized them because he went running right into their house and started playing! He's usually so shy. After the bathroom break, we stopped at a few houses, but they were all just too scary for our little Vincent The Mouse.