Halloween Days

It was a very busy Halloween for Jillian this year.

She started it off in the afternoon by going up to the Castle Rock American Legion with Grandpa Peterson and Cousin Meagan, along with Cousins Adam and Andy. They played games and got lots of candy, and got to see Beverly in a Tigger costume. Jillian even had a little butterly painted on her face, as this picture shows.

When Jillian got home, it was time for a nap, because she was soooo tired. It would end up being a short nap, though. We woke her up early (which led to a tired and out-of-sorts little girl), as there was much trick-or-treating to be done.

Our first stop was the Street of Screams at the Three Rivers Mall, where we met up with Adam and Andy to go through the twisty maze. There was lots of candy being handed out there, so Jillian got more than enough on just this trip alone. We had taught her how to say "trick-or-treat" so that she could get candy, and when she said it, it came out at "teet-teet". That was close enough for everyone to know what she was saying. Here favorite candy that she got, by far, were the lollipops ... she held onto those tightly, and wouldn't let Mommy or Daddy carry them for her. She did get kind of spooked once, when she went up to one of the windows and someone was wearing a scary mask; she stumbled backwards with big eyes, and then started crying. She was a little more cautious in the maze after that.

Next, we went home real quick and went to our neighbors' houses. Jillian liked knocking on the doors, after which she would get all tense and start shaking with anticipation, knowing that someone was coming out. When the neighbors held out the candy, Jillian always went for the extra handfuls, grabbing candy until the bowl was pulled away.

We then took off for Castle Rock, stopping at Grannie and Papa's house first. Jillian was very excited to get a new pair of "cow" boots in her bag. But she was even more excited to do some coloring and listen to books (her usual things to do there). We made the quick rounds, going to Uncle Kevin and Aunt Julie's house (where she played with their keys), and then to Uncle Dan and Aunt Robin's house (where she played with their drawer of cups).

It was very late, so we made one last stop at Cindy and Scott's house, where it was a party with Wyatt bouncing a balloon all over the house. Jillian was a very tired and delirious Sweetie-Pie, and when we got home, she was ready for bed.