Abby's new school had a Halloween party and parade today and it was a chance to meet the other parents in Abby's class, so the teachers invited us to attend. The school provided some food and the parents brought in other treats as well. (Even the infants were served orange Jell-o and soft fruits!) Abigail and I arrived just as the class sat down for group pictures.

Abby loved being a lion! She actually chose this costume herself. As soon as she saw it, she grabbed it and hugged it, saying, "La-La! La-La! La-La!" Of course, we had to make her carry her own Lion - one of her most favorite stuffed animals.

The toddler class has these little chairs. Abby has been fascinated by chairs lately and she was thrilled to see chairs her size. She kept playing with them and, sadly, had an incident where the chair caught on a rug and she toppled forward and over the chair. She smashed her fingers a bit, but was otherwise fine.



All the kids marched through the classrooms to show off their costumes. Even the staff was dressed up. There was a lot of excitement among the kids and Abby really enjoyed being with her new friends, but I was not able to get a picture of her smiling.

Her teachers even gave her a pumpkin to take home. :)



At home tonight, we had fun teaching Abby about Trick-or-Treating. My father, mother, and brother all hid treats. I walked her around to each of them and said "Trick or Treat" and showed her how to hold out her bucket. She understood that she would get something when she approached everyone, but the sweet girl that she is, she always took something from her bucket to give to the person she was approaching first.




Raisins are considered by kids to be the worst treats, but Abby - until she discovers chocolate - ADORES them, so she was absolutely thrilled tonight to have received so many boxes of raisins.