The Kanes: Halloween 2011

I have to admit....having a little one definitely makes me love every holiday a little more. In the past I haven't had much of an attachment to Halloween. It was never something we got overly excited for when I lived at home so I guess I just never really got into it much. Last year, when Cammie-bear was a teeny-tiny baby I LOVED all of the pumpkin, monster and Halloween clothing and accessory garb I could get her into. This year I still wasn't overly excited for the holiday, but watching Cammie complete her first round of trick-or-treating definitely made for some great memory making. :) Cammie did not have an afternoon nap this particular day (always some kind of disclaimer with her :), so falling asleep on the way home from the Y was probably not the best way to begin our trick-or-treating adventure. I let her sleep until the last possible minute (which ended up being like a 30-40 minute nap), got her up, dressed and Nana met her at the garage door with some chicken nuggets from Chick-Fil-A (her favorite :). Right as she began to eat, Karter and Lakyn emerged from their house ready to go and there was no holding this little girl back...she wanted to go visit with her friends. :) We had an opportunity to steal a few, quick pictures with them and then began our adventure. We visited our neighbors first, Patrick and Amanda (who are always SO wonderful with C) and then headed out to the rest of the neighborhood. We didn't make it too far (halfway down the street or so) as Cammie clearly did not understand what this trick-or-treat business was all about. She wanted to go into people's houses to visit (not just receive candy at the door) and pet every single dog along the way. Our neighborhood has TONS of dogs and Cammie LOVES dogs...she just didn't understand why she couldn't plop herself down and stay to play and pet any of the neighbor's dogs she encountered. After apologizing what seemed like one too many times for walking away with an upset toddler we decided to head home. She actually showed the most excitement on our journey home- pushing her car, running from dad and making a few last stops for candy along the way.