Halloween

The weeks leading up to Halloween were all about Star Wars and The Little Mermaid.

At first, Gerard couldn't decide on his costume: Fireboy, Prince Eric or Storm Trooper. I finally convinced him to be a Storm Trooper.

But since the beginning, Aubrey had maintained she wanted to be Ariel. So they both got their wishes.

I took them to work on Halloween day, and they had a blast. I entered them into the annual parade for fun. Then they collected candy from various officemates. Gerard ran everywhere, along with the other kids. I had to stay with Aubrey who was slow to catch up because she was admiring all the desk accessories and toys everyone had.

At night, we took them to Westlake where we collected more candy for the orphans. As a reward, they were to get 2 pieces of chocolate. But they already did that before any candy was collected, so we didn't give them any more. Our ever curious Gerard would peak into people's homes as he got his candy. Both kids did very well greeting with their "trick or treat" and/or "Happy Halloween!" and "good night, thank you!"

Even Aubrey got her "Happy Halloween" so clearly!

To conclude the festivity, we took them to Starbucks for a quick dinner and chocolate milk. One of the ladies in line noticed Aubrey and was quickly smitten by her. When asked what her costume was, Aubrey slid her jacket off her and started singing the Ariel melody. That was truly memorable.

These past few months we have seen Aubrey learn at the pace of a snowball, largely in thanks to Gerard. Only her second Halloween in life and she already knew what a costume was.