Trunk or Treat!

Elvis and I took our little monkey to his first trunk or treat last night.  As a side note, I apparently live under a rock, as I'd never heard of such a thing.  Anyway, it was in the parking lot at my parents' church, and we'd been looking forward to it for weeks.  There was all sorts of fun set up before the trick-or-treating began, like a photo booth, crafts, a cake walk, and more, and we had a great time walking around, seeing friends and playing games.  For me, the best part was all the costumes.  Living in a college town, I'd almost forgotten that Halloween is supposed to be for kiddos (not cleavage), so I was absolutely delighted by all the mermaids, robots, cowboys, and bumblebees.  Adorable.
When the time came for trick or treating to begin, Elvis & I took Henry around from car to car while my parents stayed at the trunk to give out candy.  I was so proud of my little guy all night.  He loved holding out his "puckin," saying the magic words, and then seeing the candy plop in.  And he said thank you every single time, without us even having to prompt him.  Frankly, he had better manners than most of the parents, some of whom were not above cutting in line or pushing (come on, we're here for the kids.  It's not a competition).  And, best of all, he had a great time in his adorable Halloween costume.  Now we just have 3 more days til the big show, and none too soon: the pants of Henry's monkey costume are already about an inch too short!

My simian sweetheart