Trick or treat

Dominick was a railroad engineer for Halloween. He looked very cute in his overalls, red bandana, and striped hat. For the second year, our playgroup had a party, so all the kids were dressed up. It was fun, and Dominick did great, as is usual these days.

When Mike came home from work, we all went down to the produce market to buy a pumpkin. The pumpkins were pretty picked over by that point, but we managed to find a decent one. We also got one of the miniature pumpkins for Dom.

After a quick dinner, we took Dom out for his first trick-or-treating experience. We taught him to knock and say "trick or treat," though most of the time he said it long before we even got to a door. Once he realized how the whole thing worked, he really got into it. He loved reaching into the big bowls of candy and picking out a couple of pieces. As soon as he'd finish at one house, he'd say "do it again." I have to say he was quite adorable walking around with his little handled bag.

After trick-or-treating, we came home and carved the pumpkin. Mike did the design, and Dominick helped scoop out the gunk. He was really excited to see our jack-o-lantern all lit up. My intention is to cook it tonight, so he won't get to enjoy it much longer unless I get lazy and let the thing rot.

Today, he's been saying "trick or treat...do it again" several times. It's probably a good thing that he doesn't understand it will be a full year before he can do it again!