Halloween!

Liliana had a terrific Halloween.  It was the first year where you could tell she 'got it'.

Of course, we did get to celebrate it twice: once in downtown Collinsville with the Bennett family, and again on the actual date in Wentzville.  Liliana thoroughly enjoyed the costume she received from her BFF Payton.  It was a full-body Minnie Mouse costume that kept her warm and completely disguised on both occasions!

Highlights:

We had to work for a bit, but Liliana became fairly regular at shouting, "Happy Halloween!  and thank you!" as she turned and ran from each treat-giver.

At one point as we walked along the sidewalk, I warned Lilie that the kids walking up the next driveway might end up taking all the candy from that house.  She muttered, "No, no, NO..." and burst into a sprint to catch up with them.

We ended up on one block with a group of kids that included a girl Lilie's age.  There was one house in particular that proved to be a bit frightening.  Her friend didn't want to try it, so Lilie offered to hold her hand and go together...  It was pretty cute to see two strangers bonding over a quest for chocolate!

Here are the pics!