owen went trick-or-treating for the first time last night. we started out at a street of treats in our city, which was fun. owen sorta got the idea there. then we had dinner and headed over to grandma's some of owen's cousins were there and they ended up all going out trick-or-treating in that neighborhood. owen came back with a total haul. his pumpkin was just about full. they had a blast. i enjoyed some peace and quite (and jeopardy) with grandma while they were out.
today is a party with play group. i'll try to get pictures and post those.
owen nearly lost trick-or-treating this year. he is every bit of three. two nights ago, it took us an additional 20-30 minutes to get home from swimming lessons because someone wouldn't leave his seatbelt alone. he kept pulling the shoulder strap away from his body. we didn't leave the lot at the Y until it was staying where it was supposed to. then, as we got off of the freeway, he started doing it again. i pulled into the center turn lane two blocks from home and stopped the car. at some point, the guy whose house we were in front of came out to check on what was going on. i told him that everything was fine and that my son wasn't sitting the right way in his seat belt and that we weren't moving until he was. the man seemed convinced that everything was ok. before he went back in, he told me, "good job, mom." needless to say, owen went straight to bed when we got home. if i had had my cell, i would have called jeff to come pick up owen (walking, most likely) so i could drive home. my other thought was just walking home with owen and going back to pick up the car after he was in bed. i finally just ended up winding the seatbelt around the guides and going from there (we can't pull our seat belts out all the way and have them lock. i really hate that!)
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