Halloween

So this was Jack's first real Trick or Treat Halloween. He had two costumes to choose from: 1) a fireman (courtesy of "Dewey" and "Day-day", our neighbors) and a 2) a cow (courtesy of one of his cousins who wore it a few years ago).

Jack choose the fireman much to my approval. Thankfully, it didn't rain as much as the news predicted. We visited our condo association neighbors first. Day-day gave him a chemical glow stick much to Jack's excitement.

Then my attractive wife and I walked with Jack to an adjacent (and much quieter street). Many houses had wonderful decorations and even a few light and sound effects. Jack was pretty excited about the whole Trick or Treat concept, especially the promise of candy.

Jack would knock on the doors and then yell, "Trick or Treating!" Most people thought his costume was pretty cute. One lady said, "Oh, you get extra!" After getting candy, Jack thought the next logical step was to walk inside the house. We had to grab him each time and explain getting candy was not an invitation to walk inside. Nevertheless, most people thought it was funny.

The real treat was the last house we visited where the guy who answered the door was a real fireman getting home from work. He really liked Jack's costume and let him ring a fire bell attached to his front gate. He said goodbye to Jack by saying, "Have a safe shift!"