First Trick Or Treat

We took Jonathan and Ethan to Bellevue Square Mall for trick or treating today. We went to the mall not only because it's a safe environment (can't really be too careful these days) but also because our neighborhood is pretty dead.

This was the first time they had been trick or treating. Well, Ethan was in costume and he did get candy - but since he was asleep for just about all of it (we put him in the stroller), I guess while technically it was his first time, it doesn't really count.

Jonathan was Thomas The Tank Engine and Ethan was a baby kangaroo.

While Jonathan got a fairly good haul of candy (he loved going through his stash at home afterward and seeing what he got) and had a good time, the highlight of the evening for him was going into one of the toy stores in the mall to look at toys and play on the train table.

The mall was packed. The event started at 4PM and was to last until 7PM but we were advised by some people we knew to show up early or run the risk of running out of candy. Traffic getting to the mall was as bad as I have ever seen it. We arrived at 4:45 and found that while only 45 minutes into it - some stores had already run out of candy! Way to plan that out guys. However, being only 45 minutes into the event, that was the exception and not the norm and we trick or treated for the better part of an hour before Jonathan said he was done (and wanted to go to the toy store).

One of the photography studios in the mall was giving away free Halloween portraits of kids so Dina lined up for that (with a still sleeping Ethan) while I took Jonathan to the toy store. Pick up date for the photos is in a few days so we'll have to wait and see how they turn out.

- bob