Trick or Treat and Have a Good Day, Thank You

Ry lived on a diet of pure sugar today. Literally. He refused to eat anything but the candy people kept giving to him, despite our asking them not to. I think breakfast was a package of M&M's and a Three Musketeer's bar, and then for a snack, a banana. He refused lunch. Ate two bites of dinner. I lost track of what he ate throughout the day. I know, I'm the parent. I can set the limits. But... it is Halloween and he did crash at nap time, and hopefully, will soon at bedtime because we're leaving for NYC at 6am. Fun, fun!

And with no further ado.... here is the cutest, and scariest, ghost kitty in all the land. It took me weeks of planning, organizing, buying, cutting, and finally, sewing to make it. Now, I know it's no work of art or anything, but I am damn proud. I think he looks pretty darn good.
He was new to the whole trick or treating, talking, and walking all by himself thing, having not said anything really last year and insisting on being carried large parts of the way. This year he had a script for each door, which was not prompted, but went something like this:

Ryan: Can I have some candy please?
Unsuspecting Neighbor: Why, aren't you cute?
Ryan: Trick or treat, can I have some candy please?
UN: Of course, pick which one you want honey.
Ryan: I want this.... and this.... and this....
UN: Oh that's so cute.
Ryan: Have a good night... Oh, and thank you.

Some neighbors got more than they bargained for in the form of a three-year-old's interrogation tactics. See this to illustrate my point, of which this was only one and not the funniest (alas, mommy is slow with the camera in the dark):



Eventually, after about 25 houses, Ryan was getting tired and the sugar high was wearing precariously thin. Here's a sad ghost kitty *whine*.
So, despite his protests, we wrapped it up and headed home. Surprisingly our pumpkins were still intact. No flash works well (see, I am learning bare bones camera basics).
The beagle was made to participate, whether he liked it or not.
The final collection of loot.
All in all, it was a great year for the Ghost Kitty. Boo meow.