This year was the first time we took Tyler trick-or-treating.  We walked along with our neighbor from up the street, Jordan (she's 5) and some of her friends.    Tyler wore a kitty cat costume that Jordan gave him, and I decorated his face to match.  It didn't take him very long at all to figure out the whole concept.  "Hey, if I walk up to people's houses and hold out my pumpkin, I get yummy treats!" :)  We did manage to get him to say "thank you", well, most of the time anyway.  Sometimes he was just too shy.

One of the things I noticed about the whole thing was that it seemed to be as much fun for the parents as for kids!  It was almost like a mini block party.  We all chatted and visited while walking around the neighborhood with the kids.  We really enjoyed ourselves!

Earlier in the week, Kevin and Tyler carved their first pumpkin, which Tyler promptly named "Dennis"  (Dennis is a friend of Kevin's that Tyler likes).  Kevin started by carving off the top of the pumpkin, and telling Tyler "see?  we need to scoop out all the insides", as he scooped out a handful of pumpkin goop.  The look on Tyler's face was priceless!  I swear, his expression was saying "you want me to do what now??"  But of course, natural curiou