The girls loved having a campfire at the Bass's house! Alette actually roasted and ate marshmallows (as opposed to her typical style of eating them straight from the bag). Despite many small children, combined with sticks, marshmallows and fire, the night was incident free. As Alette put it 'there were so many good things, I can't think which was my favorite...can we do it again?'
Dinner is served!
Once the pumpkins were carved, the girls wanted them lit during breakfast every morning. I'm wondering if that is why they rotted so quickly.
I love the innocence and delight of childhood. Alette was so eager for Halloween-she continually talked about her costume and even practised trick or treating. I was so worried she would be let down by the actual experience of the day. Trick or treating is not big in our neighbourhood and few people opened their doors to us. However, all she could talk about was the lady down the street who gave her THREE candies and the man across the street who gave her TWO HANDFULS! Seriously, she couldn't care less about the unanswered doors but was astonished at anyone who gave her more than one piece. To top it off, we got together at a friend's house to decorate pumpkins, eat, and hunt for candy. Combined with a harvest party at playgroup earlier in the week, Alette accumulated a serious stash of sweets.
