Charlie Brown!
We decided to capitalize on Eddie's baldness and dress him as Charlie Brown this year, a simple costume that entailed a $3 shirt which I painted the zig-zag black stripe on and rescuing my old Snoppy doll from my parents' basement and giving him a thorough bath. We didn't take Eddie out Trick-or-Treating officially since there is really no point when he can't walk up steps yet and the candy would go to waste, but he undoubtedly enjoyed the day as he raced to the door every time the bell rang and literally assisted in handing out candy to the kids. His Dad took him to a friend's party briefly - perhaps it would have been for longer but our guy came down with a slight cold on Thursday night so we had to take it easy this weekend. Uncle Will was here for the festivities and we all took turns holding back the barking Marty and opening the door with the candy basket in hand. Our neighborhood gets really into the festivities. The street is blocked off to deter any cars. Every house is decorated with lights, spooky decor and pumpkins. All the adults dress up too - our favorite was our neighbor Bob dressed as a woman - as they walk their kids around and tote a plastic cup filled with libations. And happy to see that many seem to make their kid's costumes. The most popular costume for boys seemed to be Thomas the Train, something all the parents tell me that Eddie will undeniably get into . For girls I saw some characters from our own childhood, including Care Bears, Strawberry Shortcake and a Smurf. Cousin Noah came over for awhile and visited. It won't be long before the boys will be out there together racing from door to door!
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