We had a really nice Halloween today with our Railroad Engineer. After Einar helped me make some pumpkin pancakes for breakfast, he settled down on the couch to catch up on his reading. I took the quiet opportunity to spend some time updating my roster of wives for the upcoming deployment and to make some phone calls. Then we finally got dressed and made a trip to the commissary since we didn't have any candy in the house for the evening on the off chance that we'd see a trick-or-treater.
Einar wore his cowboy suit to go grocery shopping and was one of several costumed kids helping their moms shop. Then it was home for lunch and a nap for the little guy.
I stayed up to make some rolls and start dinner. I'd invited a friend and her two kids over for dinner and to hang out at our house so that she could escape the crazy trick-or-treaters in her neighborhood on base. After dinner, Jared and I took Einar out for trick-or-treating in our neighborhood. We met up with the Cobbs and had a good time. Both Einar and Nathan were ready to head home as we hit the last house. Einar wouldn't say "trick-or-treat" but he did blow his train whistle for people and on occasion said "Happy Halloween!" Our group included a pirate, a witch, a goldfish, a horse, Belle from Beauty and the beast, me as a cowgirl, and Einar the Engineer.
Tomorrow we'll probably binge on candy!
