October 31 - Halloween Night, Daddy's Birthday

Just like we did last year, when we did so for the first time, we loaded up our girls into the SUV and headed for the neighborhood called Liberty Pole, the Disney World of Trick-or-Treating. Last year, we did this after maybe forty five minutes or an hour of Trick-or-Treating in our own neighborhood. However, this year, we weren’t messing around. I loaded up the Blasetti Truckster with our necessary supplies (double stroller, extra pillow cases for goodies, flashlights, jackets, etc.) while the four girls went to about six or seven houses on our street. I told them we would pick them up at the end of our street in ten minutes. So, Mattie, Roma, Bob and I pulled out of our driveway at about 6:00 p.m., met Sydney, Haley, Ryley and Perry at the end of our street, and we took our full capacity load to South School and parked there for the beginning of our Halloween adventure.

Two hours later, around 8:30 p.m., we decided we had had our fill. It was a great night. Liberty Pole is the place to be on Halloween night. The girls loved it. Bumping into people we know on every street, both kids and adults. We even stopped at the Cunningham’s for bathroom and water stops for the girls. We revisited with many people we hadn’t seen in fifteen years who still live in the old neighborhood. It was a blast.

When we returned home, it was time for my birthday cake. Bridget had a cake made in the shape of a whistle, since I am coaching both Sydney and Haley’s travel basketball teams, and Bridget and I both will be coaching Ryley’s GALS’ team. I thought it was really cool and a great idea. (Sorry, Honey, but I actually thought the whistle was a leaf blower when I first saw it.)

Anyway, Halloween/Birthday night was the best one yet. Each and every year, I enjoy going out Trick-or-Treating with the girls even more and more. It is such a great way to revisit your childhood and live vicariously through your children once again. Awesome!

Costumes: Sydney – Bumble Bee, Haley – Goth Person, Ryley – Ghost, Perry – Cupcake (Bridget made, of course!)