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First Snow, First Halloween

It’s been an eventful week, what with Little Boy’s first significant snowfall and first Halloween occurring within mere hours of each other. Being a working Mom who only just washed her face properly for the first time in many days, I cannot do either event full justice. But suffice to say, this Little Boy is up for anything, however cold and scary it may be.

I attended the Halloween parade/celebration at Little Boy’s school last Friday afternoon. It was gratifying to see that all of the 3 year-olds were rather freaked out by the prospect of promenading through a gauntlet of camera-wielding adults, and not just Little Boy, who earned a fair amount of “ooohs” and “aaahs” by his sheer cuteness in his panda costume, and his sheer look of consistent bewilderment.

After the parade, the kids went back to their classrooms and enjoyed a sustaining amount of snacks, including an Oreo pudding “dirt cup” that Little Boy poked at disgustedly before happily devouring two cups of yogurt.

We somehow neglected to take any photos of his actual Halloween evening. He managed about an hour of trick-or-treating, first with me and then with Daddy, and garnered a good amount of candy (loves the Hersheys bars, tried and rejected Baby Ruth and Butterfinger, is wary of Kit Kats). Afterward, we let him consume 3 candies in one sitting — probably the most ever sugar in one fell swoop, and he promptly began running around the house, grasping toys, and rearranging the couch cushions with an intensity that I can only liken to an amphetamine addict. It was disconcerting and I have since hidden the candy bag.

Before all this was his first snow! Before Halloween! He was excited to build a snowman and hurl snowballs at Daddy. Unfortunately, it’s too early in the season to locally go skiing, but this unseasonable snowfall has whet his appetite for the white stuff (which may ultimately and hopefully prove to be more addictive than candy.)

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