Just Treats No Trick

So, Katie’s 2nd Halloween was a blast. We spent the weekend in San Francisco after crossing two bridges and paid two tolls to get there. But we’re glad we did, because the weather was amazingly warm and beautiful night and day.

Katie was a panda and we pretty much let her wear it all day since kids everywhere were doing the same. We started trick-o-treat street inside a nearby mall. The event was supposed to start at 4pm except when we got there at 4:15pm, a good majority of the shops had signs that said ‘no candy’, ‘out of candy’ or just gave out lame stickers..wtf. Consequently, that event ended fairly quickly not to mention it was quite warm for Katie to be in her costume indoors.

Afterwards we had dinner and off we go to the West Portal (nearby twin peaks) neighborhood for round 2 of our trick-o-treat mission. It was nearly 8pm and Katie was starting to show signs of fatigue. We figured, we’ll just stroll around a sleeping panda and do the trick-o-treating for her. Instead, all the excitement from the crowds of kids roaming the sidewalks and doorsteps lured Katie to stay awake and chime in on the fun. She immediately got into the routine of grabbing her own candy and the speech came after. She’s been able to say ‘trick-o-treat’ for a couple of weeks now and when asked to say it on Halloween night, she was a little shy. She would say it before or after the doors closed; however, she did managed to get it right once and the little o’witch behind the door was just as happy as we were to hear it. There after also came a ‘dor jea'…thank you in Chinese…lol…

Taking advantage of the beautiful bay area weather and hungout at the beach on Sunday.

In one instance, a vampire switched candy pails and he offered Katie to take a piece of candy out it. Instead, Katie reached for the handle as if it to take it all…haha… At another house, the lady looked a little weird (don’t they all on Halloween night) so Katie was slow to reach for the candy. Right before her finger tips touched the candies, she saw something short and fluffy move towards the door from the inside. She immediately formed a finger with her hands and pointed at it then said ‘dog’. And we said, ‘no sweetie, that’s not a treat you can take home!’ Funny kid… Towards the end of the route, an older lady in another witch hat offered us the rest of her treats (a good half a bag). She said, ‘she’s ready to close up shop’. I said, I am ready to close up shop too and took her every last piece of candy…lol… Wow, I can’t believe we actually made it through our first trick-o-treating trip with our own kid and we’re still doing the work!! How did that happen?! Of course, Katie was knocked out instantly on the ride back to Yogi’s sister’s house and of course with a piece of unopened piece of candy held tight in her hand.

Btw, the houses on that hill were amazing!! They were very grand, full of character one-of-a-kind estates with all sorts of architectural details inside and out. Can’t imagine taking a stroll through the neighborhood during the day time; although, the night lights seems to accentuate the best parts of the homes.