Mia adored Halloween. She loved it so much, that after the first five or six houses she even agreed to walk herself rather than making Mommy carry her.
There were a number of important lessons learned last night. Mia learned that if you are the cutest two-year-old in the neighborhood and say "trick or treat" in this sweet, high, shy little voice, people will drop huge heaping handfuls of candy into your pumpkin bucket. I learned that you should not keep a two-year-old up an hour past bedtime, give her a bag of M&Ms and then a bag of Reese's Pieces and expect anything other than a full-scale nuclear meltdown. All good tips for next year, don't you think?
Comments (30)
Cole, after also consuming a bag of m&ms and a bag of Reese's Pieces (quel coincidence? Or am I very effectively stalking you from 3,500 miles away? Hmmmm...), said "no thank you" when I tried to bribe him with more candy. Thanks to a well-timed car ride, we managed to avoid the meltdown. Just lucky, I guess.
Posted by heels | November 1, 2007 2:35 PM
I love her costume! Here's another tip. Dump her bag often into another bag and let them keep going. People say "well you just got started..here ya go!!" dumping a bunch in their bag. My lovely husband started doing this a few years ago and we've kept doing it every year with the same results! LOL
I hope you had a great night!
Posted by Sabrina | November 1, 2007 2:48 PM
Ah shucks! Isn't she just the cutest clown you've ever seen?
Posted by Maribeth | November 1, 2007 3:04 PM
Haha Sabrina is so sneaky ;) It's a good thing you're around to help Mia eat all that candy.
Posted by Heather | November 1, 2007 3:13 PM
Oh my goodness! She is the cutest clown ever! Love that costume.
Posted by ckirby50 | November 1, 2007 3:41 PM
She looks lovely, what a cute clown!
Posted by Eric's Mommy | November 1, 2007 3:59 PM
Surely you did not MAKE that costume did you? Because if you did I will cry because you are all crafty and I am not. And if you didn't make it then I will beg you to tell me where you bought it so that I can steal it for my daughter for next year.
Posted by Karly | November 1, 2007 4:09 PM
That is great advice. You should carve it into a pumpkin. (Of course, the pumpkin will get moldy in a few days so you'll have to throw it out and will totally forget the advice by next year. But it's still good advice.)
Posted by Lumpyheadsmom | November 1, 2007 4:10 PM
I love that costume! She is so cute!
Posted by Karen | November 1, 2007 4:30 PM
Clowns are usually scary, but she is the cutest one ever! and look at those shoes too!
Posted by crookedeyebrow | November 1, 2007 4:37 PM
Clowns are usually scary, but she is the cutest one ever! and look at those shoes too!
Posted by crookedeyebrow | November 1, 2007 4:37 PM
Yes, but she looks so CUTE. So that cancels out the meltdowns. And also that she's dressed as a clown, which is the scariest thing known to man. Seriously. Screw bears. Clowns are the number one threat to national security.
Posted by Sparkle Pants | November 1, 2007 5:55 PM
Oh she is the cutest clown! So sweet!
Posted by Teenuh | November 1, 2007 6:20 PM
I am not in the business of liking anything clownish, but she's got to be the cutest clown ever.
Posted by Jennie | November 1, 2007 6:34 PM
She is just the cutest thing! Please tell us where you got the outfit? And if you DID make it I will be disappointed as it means 'I' can't buy one as well!
Posted by Anita | November 1, 2007 9:14 PM
I normally hate anything to do with clowns, but that is the cutest clown getup! Seriously, I think that is one of the best kid's costumes I've ever seen. If she came to my house, I would give her the whole bowl of candy.
Posted by Piecake | November 1, 2007 9:34 PM
You've just described our night-time ritual with 2 boys under the age of 3 (minus the candy and add in extra loud whining and crying of course).
Posted by irene | November 1, 2007 10:37 PM
where oh where did you find that costume - when i have my make believe created in my minds eye - not here on earth with us yet daughter I need that costume for her!
Posted by amy | November 1, 2007 10:44 PM
that has to be the yummiest little clown this side of the circus!
Posted by sweethomealagirl | November 1, 2007 11:21 PM
A full-scale nuclear meltdown...dressed as a clown, no less. Be afraid. Be very, very afraid.
Posted by wordgirl | November 1, 2007 11:28 PM
A full-scale nuclear meltdown...dressed as a clown, no less. Be afraid. Be very, very afraid.
Posted by wordgirl | November 1, 2007 11:29 PM
A full-scale nuclear meltdown...dressed as a clown, no less. Be afraid. Be very, very afraid.
Posted by wordgirl | November 1, 2007 11:29 PM
Good lesson to keep in mind for next year when you might be dealing with two meltdowns. Double the fun!
That's a great clown costume. I'm glad she didn't make you carry her all the way.
I know I'm stating the obvious here, but she is the cutest clown ever.
Posted by Nila | November 2, 2007 3:05 AM
Where did you get the costume? She looks so cute! I'm glad she had a good time.
Posted by Katy | November 2, 2007 4:43 AM
She is absolutely adorable!
Posted by Krush | November 2, 2007 7:49 AM
The cuteness factor totally overrides any meltdown! She is the cutest clown ever! Great costume!
Posted by Lisa | November 2, 2007 9:55 AM
How could that adorable clown have any type of meltdown? I do believe her mother is telling tales.
Posted by patois | November 2, 2007 1:42 PM
What an adorable clown! Lilli was a clown one year.
Posted by Kelley | November 2, 2007 6:49 PM
Lovin' the Converse.
Posted by aimee/greeblemonkey | November 3, 2007 1:31 AM
Mia looks fierce in that costume. If she would have come to our house, I would have been forced to give her ALL of our candy. Too cute.
Posted by angela | November 4, 2007 1:58 PM