Happy Halloween!

The entire month of October we've prepared Emily for Halloween.

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We decorated the house, and talked about all of the decorations.

She got a Trick-or-Treat pumpkin bag, and we practiced knocking on our door and giving her candy. We explained Trick-or-Treating many, many times throughout the month so that she would understand for the Big Day.

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And, over the course of the month, we've tried-on the different Halloween Costumes with the constant comment from her "I don't like it."

So, because she was so "I don't like it" with all the costumes, we had on standby: Elmo, Snow White, Monkey and a Rescue Swimmer costume...but...
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The big question this year was:
What is Emily going to be for Halloween?

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Her costume was going to be a surprise to us all.
What was her day-of choice for a Halloween Costume...???

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She ran at the sight of a dress for Snow White...she wouldn't even try that one on.

No Snow White.

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Was it Elmo...?

Nope...not Elmo.

Was it the Rescue Swimmer?
Nope...not a rescue swimmer.

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Was it a monkey?

Well...it didn't look like it at first.

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But, then she changed her mind, and Emily was a monkey this Halloween.

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So, we took our little monkey out trick-or-treating around the neighborhood. It was about 7pm, and dark outside. Luckily we've had beautiful sunny weather the past week, and the clear skies stayed-put for Halloween Night - perfect for a night out! It was still dark outside, but there were a lot of kids out; I think we had about 40-50 come to our door.

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(I should probably mention that although we had clear skies it was still 35 degrees outside...and snow is forecasted for the remainder of the week. Yes, it was COLD!)

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Emily was a little shy to go to the door. She wouldn't say "Trick or Treat" to the people, but she had no trouble holding her bag out for the candy...and then she would say "Thank you" when the candy went in her bag. It was sweet.

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We visited about 6 houses in total. It was cold and I don't want her eating a lot of candy. So, we let her get a "feel" for Halloween and then we went home. Once home she was excited to dig into her 'pumpkin purse' and start eating the candy she got.

In the end, she had a really good time and next year will be a whole lot easier!

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Nigh...Night!