Halloween Accomplished!

Alright . . . so we only got two of the three Halloween costumes on Soph! Thursday was just too hot and humid to dress her in a long-sleeved "Daddy's Little Devil" outfit, so we'll just save it for another day. She seems to act a bit devilish every now and then, so I'm sure we'll find a day that is appropriate!

Last night for Halloween, Sophia dressed as a little skeleton! After a long day without much sleep, she finally slept in the car on the way to the Malecon (boardwalk) for trick or treating baby style.


The first 15 minutes of the night Pablo wandered ahead of us with a sleeping Soph while Michelle and I basically googood and gagad over cute little kids dressed up and took pictures!





Then finally Sophia decided to join us with open eyes! She clung to her little Halloween pumpkin basket (thanks Michelle!) and trick or treated with glazed-over eyes and frequent yawns! She was a troooper though! She stayed out late and collected her fair share of treats!




Once Sophia was worn out, we wandered to the adult treats - Pablo, Michelle and I did our own trick or treating (only we didn't dress up and we had to pay for our treats!)




Our Mexico Halloween experience was actually much more than we imagined it would be! There were dozens of kids trick or treating on the boardwalk and a handful of really nice Americans handing out candy to the hopeful youngsters! And while not wanting to appear ungrateful, seriously . . . have these people not heard of Kit Kat bars or the like? We will most likely regift Sophia's Halloween candy to kids in our neighborhood! Not likely that mom and dad will be fighting over these goods!


But here's our 2009 Halloween Plea to family and friends! The saddest moment of our night was during the walk back to the car when I realized that we have booked a wedding for October 31, 2009! Aaaah! So I went through all the options in my head and decided that since we cannot miss the wedding, I will simply insist that an American grandma/grandpa/aunt/uncle/cousin/friend visit us at Halloween next year to take Sophia trick or treating! She'll be toddling, adorable and ready to celebrate! Who wants first dibs?