Cy's First and Charlotte's Second Halloween

Charlotte doesn't like getting "dressed up". Her grandma prepared a special "tea time" for her and her cousin, Christine, while we were in Baltimore, with all the typical girlie enjoyments, such as dress up clothes, jewelry, and tiaras. But, the only thing we could get Charlotte to wear was the necklace. So, I was a bit worried about Halloween and her lack of enthusiasm about dressing up. I decided to prepare her for a day or so in advance, letting her know that if she wore her kitty cat costume (the one she currently had her puppy wearing), that she would get cookies. She doesn't know what candy is, but she is acutely aware of the word cookie, so I thought I'd start there. We meet up with some other families and kids her age and go trick-or-treating around their neighborhood, and I knew she'd love it, but it wouldn't be nearly as much fun if she didn't wear her costume (nor would there be nearly as many "cookies"). So, that morning I was able to finagle her to get puppy out of the kitty cat costume and her into it, and we started talking about a night full of cookies. Cy, well, he's a different story. You could probably dunk him into a vat of glue and cover him with feathers and he'd still have a smile on his face, so I wasn't too worried about him. We ended up having a great night with all our friends, and Charlotte got to enjoy her first "cookie" (ie. Baby Ruth bar) after lunch today.

What? There's more to the costume?

Teddy Bear and Kitty Cat - I promise, she really was happier than she looks here.

The adoring brother and the indifferent sister. Man, that little guy loves his big sister!

My little animals.