HaLLoWeeN CaNdY

We made a last minute change to our Halloween night plans and took Gabriel trick or treating to a nice neighborhood in Chapel Hill that I read [randomly] online was a festive neighborhood. It sure was FuN! All the people were out on their porches chatting with their neighbors and sipping Wine. Chet and I had never seen anything like it. It was a warm night (about 73 degrees). Trick or treating in NC is a lot different than in WA. All the families were so happy to see Gabriel and said the nicest things to us about how lucky we were and how much we should enjoy him at this age. It was a really nice night for our little family:)

Gabriel got lots of candy! We let him chew on the wrappers and shake the boxes of Nerds and other treats. He really seemed happy:)

Here he is "counting" and "sorting" his treats. Mommy and Daddy ate most of it;)

So, as I said, he liked to chew on the boxes but once they got soggy we took them away so he couldn't actually eat the candy that was inside. I went into the other room (I was sick so I have a good excuse for not paying attention to him) and Chet said that he'd keep an eye on him and that "there was really nothing he could get into." I came out of the bathroom and around the corner to find my husbands back turned to the sink and my son eating Nerds off the floor.

I hate it when i'm right [like ALL the time!].

Me: 'Um, Chet, our son is eating Nerds off the floor.'

Chet: "Oh my gosh, Gabriel, how did you get them open?!"

Gabriel thinking to himself: How many Nerds can I get into my mouth before these get taken away?! Yum, these are really good. It pays to have early fine motor skills;)