Halloween night was something I was anticipating, but also concerned about. Zoe LOVED her costume and she loves candy, however, she's not so keen on strangers. Trick-or-treating could've gone either direction.
We all went to Grandma Kathy's (my mom's) house for some pre-trick-or-treating fellowship. She also lives in a neighborhood with loads of grandparents, so they were bound to give out some good candy and not be too scary.
Zoe had her trusty horse Kisses and was dressed for action.
The she realized she had to have her coat on and carry her candy bag. I got horse duty while grandma snapped pictures. N stayed behind to pass out candy. I really think he just wanted a few minutes to watch some history of The Real Wolfman.
After her first house, Zoe was an old pro. As we walked down the stairs, she would say, "next house. More candy!"
That was until she got tired of walking, we put her in a stoller and then she just wanted to send me or grandma to the door to get her candy. We had to bribe her with candy to get her out of the stroller.
Then it was off to Aunt Becca's and Uncle Josh's house. She was totally excited because they have a black dog named Tucker. After about 5 minutes of Uncle Josh holding poor Tucker in what I can assume is a hold off UFC, did Zoe feel like she would approach Tucker.
It was an instant bond. He would let her pet his tail, she would let him "kiss" her cheek with his nose. He was the highlight of her Halloween. She cried for exactly 1/2 mile (the distance to our house) and about 10 extra minutes just so I would know that she REALLY REALLY REALLY wants a Tucker of her own. I had to bribe her with a play date at Aunt Becca's house.
Then I got out the candy bag and the size of her loot made her temporarily forget her favorite puppy in the whole world.
She switched to nuzzling M&M's like her mom does when talk of puppies comes up.
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