Farewell October

Time is moving by so fast these days. I can't believe October has come and gone.

His famous smile

Following instructions to go give Mama a hug for the picture


My pumpkin and three jack-o'-lanterns


Melke as "Rio" our cat
(pre-whiskers, which were very traumatizing to apply)


First house for trick or treating


Having fun pulling his wagon

I wasn't sure how my boy would do with trick or treating, as he is afraid of people wearing masks and dressed up oddly. We went out early, about 6:15pm, before there were many other trick or treaters out and about. Melkamu loves to go to peoples houses and knock on their doors, so he had no problems there. We worked hard to get him to say trick or treat, and he did a little between houses or before people opened their doors, but never at the right time. We did get him to "meow" a few times for his treats. He quickly learned he was supposed to take candy out of the bowls that were presented and put them in his bucket. He usually kept going back for more until someone had to intervene. He did get pretty wide eyed and scared a few times as it got later and there were more kiddos and adults dressed up and wearing scary masks. Overall, it was a fun and successful Halloween adventure.