As we decorate our home for the fall and see all the kids getting ready for Halloween I love this story from 2014 when I took my youngest granddaughter around the neighborhood for trick or treat. She’s much older now but this is a memory I will always treasure.
Her First Halloween
Although I have 20 grandchildren, only one lives close to me and she is the youngest at 3 1/2 years old. Needless to say, I spoil her!
I am so happy that I was able to share her first trick or treat adventure two years ago. Dressed as a little bumblebee, we started off with her carrying a small stuffed bumblebee while I carried a plastic pumpkin for her treats. As we approached the first house you could see she was not sure what was actually going on. Her mother and I encouraged her to say “trick or treat” to the young woman who answered the door.
I held out the plastic pumpkin and she watched with great interest as the young woman deposited some candy into it. We told her to say “Thank you.” It came out “Tank you.”
As we started to walk back down the driveway, she…
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