Halloween excitement is in the air! Lilly is being a girl from Candyland, her costume consists of a colorful dress with lollipops all over it. Trick-or-Treating is taking place in the dorms tonight and although we were planning on swimming, Trick-or-Treating is better. When I picked Lilly up she was in her mom's car getting her swimsuit out of it. I immediately warned her that the plans were changing and that we were going to dress and get candy and then hand some out. Lilly was thrilled at this idea and she dropped her swimsuit and swimming thoughts to go get her halloween costume. I told Christina what the plan was and she handed me all the parts to Lilly's costume that Lilly was forgetting. Bri overheard candy and wanted to join and I didn't have the heart to tell her no. Sara E. from the YWCA, said that it is best to have one-on-one interactions with your child because that is the whole point of the organization. I took Bri along anyways, she was dressed up as a zombie bride. We got to the dorm a little late because it took forever for Bri and Lilly to change and then they ended up forgetting important pieces of their costumes that I had to turn around for. Being that we were already late I parked my car in the 15 minute parking, knowing that I would be a lot longer than 15 minutes. I hoped I wouldn't get a ticket but the girls were just too anxious to drive around and find a spot. We got into the hall, Hendrick hall, and there was all sorts of activities set up for the kids to do. It was incredible! Bri and Lilly started off by drawing pictures on big cut out pumpkins, and drinking apple cider. There were donuts hanging from strings that the kids had to nibble off. Lilly and Bri promised me that if I did it first that they would do it right behind me. So, I went first and got white powdered donut all over my chin. Bri didn't go at all, she broke her promise because she said she didn't want to get food all over. Lilly said she would do it but she couldn't reach it so I picked her up and she ate the donut off. There were so many cute kids in the room. We played pin the bow on the skeleton and then it was time to go on our tour for candy!
Walking around the halls, I couldn't tell if people knew that I was with Lilly and Bri or if I was just walking around. Despite whether they knew or not, everyone smiled and I could tell that Lilly and Bri were having lots of fun. We got back to my "house" and both girls immediately dumped all of their candy out on the floor to compare and contrast who got what. They counted and organized their candy, every now and then they would trade one another for a specific kind. This reminded me of when my brother and I were younger, we would fight over candy and who had more.
In between trading candies, trick-or-treaters would come to our door and ask for candy. Bri and Lilly made little bowls of candy and let the kids pick which they wanted. It was so fun to see the different costumes and just in general, the people. I got to see more of the types of people who live in Cortland. I had fun people watching and costume judging. After the candy dispute was settled, Lilly had a contest with herself to see if she could jump up on my high bed. I didn't support her climbing all over my begin her sneakers but didn't stop her either. Bri had fun drawing bat pictures. I taught her how to draw a bat and she tried to replicate it. The kids stopped coming around 6:00 pm and I let Bri and Lilly take the rest of the leftover candy. We watched Casper the Ghost for awhile and then I took them home. I enjoyed Trick-or-Treating with them and I think they did too! It was another fun night.
Hours today: 3
For a total of: 12.5
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