Mom took Corwin and Charles out trick or treating while (as seen in the previous post) I held down the fort. Mom unfortunately got Corwin ready by 5 pm while the official start time was 6 pm. She was done in by Corwin’s strange eagerness to get dressed and ready without a lot of whining and resistance. But Corwin was not completely insufferable while he waited around asking “is it time yet?”. Even Charles had adapted to his cute little pumpkin costume and was happily playing with cars.
But there was yet more disappointment in store for our brave little boy. His friend Jacob (the local one) had to go with his parents to trick or treat at friends of his parents, to Corwin had to venture forth without Jacob. But, the thought of candy was eating his brain and demanded that he go out. So Mom, Corwin and Charles bundled up and headed out.
They returned after a little while, cold but successful in their first foray. And then, light a ray of sun on a cloudy day, Jacob’s dad called and said that Jacob had finished his command performance and was ready to trick or treat with Corwin. Shortly thereafter Jacob himself arrived and Corwin, who had been only lightly affected by the candy, really spun up. Mom took them out again and when she got back, Corwin was still a dervish, apparently having bounced around non stop for the entire time (which solved the problem of not wanting to wear a coat over his costume).