Downtown Trick or Treat

Because of the game Saturday,

Trick or treat festivities were moved,

to the Thursday before Halloween.

Here are the photos from October 29, 2009:

A huge "thank you" to our photographer for the night,

my brother Mark.

He braved the kiddy scene to capture Sophia's

first trick or treating!

Right after parking, about to walk downtown!
Sophia was learning to hold her pumpkin.
It didn't last long...
I gladly carried it for her most of the night.
Only cost her a few pieces of candy.
Her first official piece of trick or treat candy!!
A kit kat - score for mommy!
(Kit kats are my favorite candy)

Sophia is checking it out...like...what is this?
She has never had any candy.

She picked up really quickly how to take the candy.
She would turn to me and put it in the pumpkin.
Nothing to this!

Here she is standing in line for candy...
our cute little ladybug!

Walking to me to stash away

another piece of candy.

She walked a great deal of the time
holding onto Steve's hands or mine.

Checking to make sure

Uncle Mark was still with us.

At just about every merchant,

Sophia was a hit.
(Steve never gave her up, proud Daddy)

(Steve just out of the shot)
There was a band set up in the middle of downtown.
Sophia enjoyed listening and dancing.

We stopped by the AHS face painting.
Ladybug got a black dot nose.
She might have received more...except for the face
she made and the refusal of the paint!

More candy!

OK, so I got her for one or two stops!
This is a hamburger place...

cute costumes out front!

We took a break from the action to eat here.

Listening to the music...
she was getting a little tired!

Oh but wait, back into the groove.
Sophia's second wind,

dancing with Daddy.

Steve made sure to go by the trick or treat table
of the beauty queens...
better than trolling with Louie.

At the end of the night
(that IS a toothbrush...someone was handing out.

It's a different world!)

Uncle Mark getting in front of the camera for one shot!
(Again, thank you for going with us!!)

Walking to the Jeep
Sophia is cracking up with her Daddy!

I know Steve enjoyed showing her off,

but I think Sophia enjoyed it too.

She loved racking up on all the candy!