Barbara and Dennis were here when I got home from school. They had been watching the ghouls until Stefan and I could get home. We had dinner together and all seemed well. Abby was a hoot putting on a show (aka spinning in circles and demanding we clap when she stopped). This went on for quite awhile until it was time to start getting ready for Trick-or-Treating.
I began by putting Abby's Jo Jo hat on which she seemed to enjoy. Then I put the costume on. Again she seemed to enjoy it, that is until moments later she wanted it "hoff". When I wouldn't remove it, she pitched an ever-living fit. She was screaming hysterically and hating us all. Stefan handled her by taking her outside (where the screams were still heard) while I got Lexi dressed as a hula girl.
Finally, we set out for the door to door panhandling...err trick-or-treating, but Abby didn't want anything to do with it. She insisted on being held by Stefan and continued to pout through the first block.
Even meeting up with Katelynn (Abby's friend from around the bend) didn't warm Abby's spirits.
We continued to a few more houses while Stefan had to "help" Abby trick-or-treat.
Finally, Abby spotted a neighbor with a dog and she wanted down. Once she was down, that was the end of it. She decided she was a big girl and would do the task on her own. She'd go to the door, say, "Ticky twee," receive her loot and say "Take ooo" as she examined her new prize on the way back to us. This amused Stefan, Barbara, and me and we got a good laugh for many more houses to come.
At the houses that just left out their candy to avoid the incessant doorbell ringing, Abby would take one piece and watch it fall into her bag, take another, then another, then... you get the point. About halfway through the night, she was so into the fun that she would say, "I want moe times!" At that point, enduring the tantrum earlier in the evening was pushed to the backs of all of our minds.
Here are the girls at the end of the night.
The end.
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