Tai had the most fabulous Halloween - which is good, considering how much he was looking forward to it. He loved the decorations, the stories, the pumpkins. Yesterday I threw a modest Halloween party for friends, Tom's coworkers and the women from my neighborhood mom's group. It went really well - all of the kids played together, and no one got bitten. (In fact, no one got wounded at all. There were a couple of minor mishaps around sharing toys, but that's to be expected.) Not only did the kids have a good time, but the adults chatted together too. It's funny - even though I wasn't doing a lot of work during the party, it was hard to get to talk to anyone for very long! It did feel good to have everyone having fun. Tai seemed to love it too, even though he had to share his toys. Fortunately Dottie came on the early side, so I got to watch her and Tai make flirty eyes at each other.
The other kids were adorable, too. I should have taken pictures! We had: a knight, a garbage man, a dutch girl, Nicholas from "I am a Bunny", an astronaut, a vampire (of the Dracula, not Twilight, variety), a punk rocker (who happened to be one of the quietest kids in the group), a dog, Princess Jasmine, a panda, a devil and a giraffe.
After the party, we headed down to Cortland and did plenty of trick or treating. Tai said 'trick or treat' to everyone, and even remembered to say thank you, with prompting. I think it helped that he had Blue by his side for most of the adventure, so he got to see how it's done by the big boys. He totally idolizes Blue. I can't wait to see how they grow up together.
When we got home, he handed out candy - which he got a kick out of, though he was scared by some kids in masks. Then he and Tom went next door and crashed our neighbor's party. It was 9pm, but Tai joined the other kids there, who were jumping off the couch into a big mosh pit of pillows.
Even today he was still in a good mood. We went to the playground with Blue and Lisa, then they came over for a little hang out/ Guitar Hero time. We're going to have to play that in a group more often. Tonight we went to dinner with Mom and Mcgee. The restaurant was decorated for Halloween, still. At one point, Tai was getting restless - he was tired and we were waiting for the check. I suggested he count the spiders on the spider web - and he counted to ten, all by himself. I will admit to being pretty proud.
The other kids were adorable, too. I should have taken pictures! We had: a knight, a garbage man, a dutch girl, Nicholas from "I am a Bunny", an astronaut, a vampire (of the Dracula, not Twilight, variety), a punk rocker (who happened to be one of the quietest kids in the group), a dog, Princess Jasmine, a panda, a devil and a giraffe.
After the party, we headed down to Cortland and did plenty of trick or treating. Tai said 'trick or treat' to everyone, and even remembered to say thank you, with prompting. I think it helped that he had Blue by his side for most of the adventure, so he got to see how it's done by the big boys. He totally idolizes Blue. I can't wait to see how they grow up together.
When we got home, he handed out candy - which he got a kick out of, though he was scared by some kids in masks. Then he and Tom went next door and crashed our neighbor's party. It was 9pm, but Tai joined the other kids there, who were jumping off the couch into a big mosh pit of pillows.
Even today he was still in a good mood. We went to the playground with Blue and Lisa, then they came over for a little hang out/ Guitar Hero time. We're going to have to play that in a group more often. Tonight we went to dinner with Mom and Mcgee. The restaurant was decorated for Halloween, still. At one point, Tai was getting restless - he was tired and we were waiting for the check. I suggested he count the spiders on the spider web - and he counted to ten, all by himself. I will admit to being pretty proud.