March Stroll of the Penguin

Since there are very few years in which parents get to select their child’s Halloween costume, I decided to take advantage and dress Anna like my favorite animal – a penguin! It was either that or Tope...we opted for penguin since Tope pretty much looks like one anyways...

Anna enjoyed her first Halloween. Our neighborhood has a costume parade each year – the kids march down the street and neighbors line the sidewalk handing out candy. It is the way to trick-or-treat, let me tell you.

Anna didn’t do much candy collecting, mainly because any of the candy that ended up in her basket was destined to be eaten by me or Jason…so, we took only the bare minimum (after all, only someone with significant self-control can pass up M&Ms and Snickers without taking any).

Along the trick-or-treat line one neighbor handed out pumpkin straws, which proved to be a big hit with Anna and Cruz, who joined us for the festivities. At the end of the parade everyone headed to a neighbor’s backyard for pizza.

These days Anna is not a fan of hats, so we were positive the head piece to her costume would not stay on for long…however, she proved us wrong. With all the hullabaloo going on around her, Anna forgot she had the hat on and remained a full-fledged penguin the entire night.

Even though she wasn’t eating the candy, she did enjoy rummaging through her loot when we got home. She did enjoy a box of raisins someone handed out – I’m sure in years to come they will not be a big hit on Halloween night, but this year, she thought they were fantastic.

Hope you had a Happy Halloween!