Trick or Treat 2010

After a busy morning of Halloween fun (see post below), we were off to Medford, NJ to Trick and/or Treat with the Frickes.

Several weeks ago, Ariella and the girls settled on a theme for costumes: Morgan would be a monkey, and Gwen's first Halloween costume would be a banana. At the time, Andy joked with Morgan that maybe he would make it a Curious George theme by dressing up as "the Man with the Yellow Hat" -- forgetting the fact that Morgan remembers EVERYTHING.

Well, on Thursday, Morgan remembered what Andy said, and pleaded that Daddy dress up, too. So -- proving again that there's nothing he won't do for his girls -- Andy and Ariella pulled together a makeshift costume for "The Man with the Yellow Hat" using a spray-painted sombrero, an old yellow plaid shirt, yellow tie, a pair of tan khakis, and his weed-whacking boots. In the end, the TMWTYH ensemble wasn't perfect, but plenty of Medford soccer moms recognized it immediately.

Meanwhile, Ariella was spared from dressing up this year, and simply went as a "Mom" according to Morgan.

As usual, the Fricke's neighborhood was crawling with kids of all ages. Morgan, Katie and Andrew ran from house to house, collecting gobs and gobs of candy.

Morgan definitely got the hang of Halloween this year. At each house, she said "Trick or treat!" and "Thank you" without prompting. When given an option, her candies of choice were lollipops and plain M&Ms.

Gwen had a good time, too. She took a nap in her stroller for part of the time. And was the object of "oohs" and "awws" from teenage girls and soccer moms all night long.