This was probably the first year that Michael really understood what Halloween was all about. He was involved from the beginning, choosing a train costume (of course), choosing the colors, buying the supplies at the store with me, and painting the costume himself. It was a family effort!
He was also willing to reach inside the pumpkin and get some guts for the first time.
Yes, it was a train pumpkin.
At school, he was in a costume parade, but he was kinda shy about it. I ended up letting his friend Liam the pirate borrow the costume so that there was a pirate train running about.
He was in a better mood that night for trick-or-treating with Logan.
Our neighborhood goes all out for Halloween. Neighbors set up fire pits at the end of their driveways and sit outside to give out candy. It's nice because you never have to ring a doorbell and wait; it's more like a block party with everyone outside, having fun together. Then, because the neighborhood's big and the houses are far apart, many people fill their trailers with hay and take hay rides between houses. The Smiths gave us a ride, so we got to see everyone even when the kids were tired.
It was a really fun night.
