Also known as Halloween.
All ready for trick-or-treating!
Last year, despite having a sweet tooth already, Mads wasn’t too keen on the whole trick or treating concept.
This year, was a whole different story. This year, Mads was more excited about Halloween…and this year, I was able to coach her to say “trick or treat” and always reminded her to say “thank you” after she received her candy.
So, on a tip I received from another parent, the three of us made our way to Belvedere Street in Cole Valley.
When we were getting close and saw the decked out houses and blocked off streets, we knew parking was going to be challenging, especially in this part of the city. Luckily we found a spot at the top of the hill and trekked down. The trouble was definitely worth it.
Homes were decorated in full Halloween regalia – from the fun to the almost-but-not-quite-scary-for-kids scenes. People everywhere, kids everywhere, candy everywhere.
As we made our way up and down the street, Mads was doing a great job trick-or-treating, saying thank you everytime she got candy and by the end of the evening, neither S or I had to prompt her to say “trick-or-treat”. At one home, she walked up and said, “trick-or-treat”. The woman handing out candy was talking to another person on the stoop and didn’t hear Mads, so louder, Mads yelled, “TRICK-OR-TREAT!” Still, no response. So even LOUDER, Mads belted, “TRICK-OR-TREAT!!!”, finally the woman apologized and gave her a handful of candy. Mads, then said politely, “Thank you!” and made her way to the next house.
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