Twinkle treat....

Last night was Carly's third Halloween. Her first at five months old, she was dressed in the requisite pumpkin footie costume with a little pumpkin cap. Last year she was mini-Cinderella, her obsession at the time, and she experienced her first trick-or-treat outing at the Florida Mall in Orlando. Last night she was a woodland fairy, complete with sparkly wings and curly-toed shoes. Sean had bought said costume at the Disney Store last year and it had since hung in Carly's closet as out of sight as possible. About a month ago I pulled it to the forefront so Carly could see it and get excited about being able to actually wear it. Boy was she excited. I could feel her getting giddy as she pulled the twinkly blue dress over her head, strapped on the curly-toed shoes, and positioned the flowery headband. Then came the moment she had been waiting for. The fairy wings. As she started to twirl around the room in a magic fairy dance, I thought I would just burst. My sweet little girl was the most lovely little woodland fairy I had ever seen.

So off we went down the sidewalk of our new neighborhood to meet a friend from Carly's class. The two of them had a blast walking from house to house, Carly so proudly announcing "Trick or treat!" as she had practiced all that afternoon. Of course with her being as irresistably cute and friendly as she is, everyone was more than generous with their treats. An hour and one bursting bag later, we headed home. We had a few groups of children at our door, and Carly delighted in doling out handfuls of candy. "Here you go. Happy Halloween everyone!"