HI! Just a quick flashback.
I seems I’ve gotten a bit behind in my blogging and I wanted to add a quick post about B in regards to this past Hallowe’en.
I remember 2015 Hallowe’en. I think it blew B’s little mind. We went out with our neighbours and their two little girls. It took a few houses but B soon caught on that if you walked up to a door and yelled “Trick or Treat” (or as B said ‘weeoween’) the door opened and candy was given out. He enjoyed it so much I was worried about moving here and Halloween not being as big a deal. It turns out that it is a big enough deal for a three year old.
There were some differences from what I am used to. For example, Halloween fireworks started about two weeks in advance and I think the schools had parties starting a few weeks in advance as I saw princesses, storm troopers and random costumes going to and from the primary schools long before the 31st. So, celebrations were had, but a bit less concentrated than I’m used to (like a school party the closest school day to the 31st and a bar night the night of). I talked to a few parents leading up to the 31st and they all said that they were worried that trick or treating was too unsafe and opted for a house party on a random day leading up to Hallowe’en. Hmmm, well, we did’t have any friends yet {LOL, no pity needed ;)} so we decided to brave the door-to-door method.
We got a few kiddies at our door and I was prepared for them. It turns out there is a code, not unlike one I’m used to at home. The candy lies behind the doors with lite pumpkins! (Having a pumpkin or a light on inside does not suffice) So off we went with B in a Batman costume that may have been a touch too small (bad Mommy! -read sarcasm). As it turned out we were missing one thing, a brave little Batman. B was quite scared to go trick or treating. He wanted me to carry him and knock for him and get the candy for him. I think we hit up about 6-8 houses, at few he was brave enough to get his own candy but when he repeatedly asked to go home we had to call it quits. I was disappointed.
I thought that Hallowe’en would be a bit of fun for B as he was feeling quite homesick. No dice. But don’t you worry! I’m tenacious. I’ll force him to go next year and every year until he has fun and when he has fun I can pat myself on the back and say ‘good job Eve’ . I’m sure that’s what all the good parenting manuals would say to do. (Hmmm, maybe this post belongs in Dark & Twisty). JK, I hate parenting manuals, just wait until I write about Potty Training. Ok, now the funny/sweet part.
Starting at the end of November and continuing to the present, B asks to get dressed up as Batman and go trick or treating. He even points out the doors he’d like to hit up. It seems that he has had enough time to warm up (classic B) to the idea of going door to door and now it seems like a jolly good notion! I can’t quite explain the idea of ‘once a year’; same with Christmas, he keeps asking me when we can open more presents. Oh well, ’till next year’s grand Hallowe’en adventure.
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