Trunk or Treat

As you can see, the Bateman's become very original in their Halloween costumes. I think Makiah is the only one that dressed up as something different from last year. It was a very warm Halloween, so the Russian hat was a bit much. Evan enjoyed walking around for free candy. At first, he didn't know what was going on. Then he thought it was a game to get a piece of candy and put it in his bag. After a while, he realized that if the candy was in his bag, then it was not in his mouth. He would prefer the latter, so he began insisting that the candy be in his hands instead of in the bag. Of course, there was too much candy to hold, so we had to open a Tootsie Roll in exchange for putting a handful of candy into his bag. It only took half way around the parking lot to realize what was going on. Since he couldn't say, "trick or treat," he would just walk around holding out his hand expecting people to put candy in it. The only bad part is that it worked. It worked all night long. I am afraid that it may put him in the habit of it. Just put out a hand, and free candy shows up. If only.