It was a beautiful day for Halloween festivities this year. Although a bit cold and windy in the daytime, the weather was perfect for our Butterfly Fairy and Monkey to enjoy their first Halloween together hand in hand and working hard to get mom and dad the goodies (possible child labor?!). Both happily dawned their outfits and out we went to Halloween @the Heights. It is a popular event for all the kids each year along Hastings Street. I love how kids don't have to walk far from each merchant and there aren't any stairs to climb, perfect for our young little kiddies. It is a much nicer environment than going to the mall=) Sofia was totally into it this year, going into the stores herself and most of the time saying 'trick-o-treat' and 'thank you'. Nolan was clueless and just followed jie jie and couldn't believe he was getting goodies so he could put in his mouth! They walked a few stores together, we took turns carrying Nolan and he also spent some time in the stroller. Some merchants came out to give out treats so that was a bonus for Nolan in his stroller.
In the evening, Sofia and I joined the Spaas for some night time celebrations in their townhouse complex, which I also highly recommend for young kids cuz the homes are so close together with only a few steps each. I remember last year, we had to carry Sofia most of the time to go from house to house in the dark so it was a lot harder on the parents. I was so impressed by the amazing decorations and haunted houses set up by the neighbours. There were big spiders set up on a wire that came and scared passerbyers and dead bodies everywhere =O It was a big community gathering with hot chocolate, hot dogs and fireworks but unfortunately, fireworks were a bit scary for Sofia so we had to leave.
The night ended with Sofia discovering her fav candy, smarties so we have saved them for her and now it's the item of choice for bribes in the Chin household =)
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