Halloween Overview

My favorite holiday of the year came and went just like that. I think it's so fun to get creative and dress up. It's even more fun now that I get to see my son dress up and try to enjoy the holiday as much as I do.

During the day I thought about how this holiday might not be as much fun for Max as it is for me. Think about it: Max is this overly shy boy (this is an understatement) and I am asking him to dress up for Halloween and go up to strangers (he has severe stranger danger) and ask for candy. I started to realize that Halloween for Max might be a little frightening, so I decided that if he doesn't want to go up to houses and ask for candy I won't be upset. I won't make a big deal out of it and I will help him feel comfortable as much as I can.

We ended up trick or treating with our friends in their neighborhood. By the way, this neighborhood goes all out on Halloween with decorations and gives away good candy and even some houses gave away full size candy bars. Jackpot! Max was pretty excited for this (even though he didn't show it to anybody but Andy and I) because he would be trick or treating with Briggs. I held Max's hand the hole time as we went from door to door and I helped him trick or treat as he had fear written all across his face every time he approached a door and a stranger came out. I am proud to say that Max trick or treated for over an hour and he had a great time. I know I had a blast!

This is the best photo Andy got that night.

We get home and put all of Max's hard work into a bowl for him to check out.

Even though this holiday might be frightening for Max right now, he may grow to love it like me, or hate it like his daddy. Either way he said at the end of the night "Mommy knows how to do Halloween and daddy isn't good at Halloween." That's about right kid!