Lady Bug

Halloween came on a Tuesday this year. Since the time change back to Eastern Standard Time, it was getting darker sooner. We were debating whether to take Sydney out on her first Halloween trick-or-treating adventure. There were only a few groups of trick-or-treaters walking around our neighborhood. It didn't seem like everyone was in the spirit this year, especially after our neighbor from across the street had moved out. He was always the one who went all out with the Halloween decoration. This year, hardly anyone decorated their yards. We had two groups of kids banging on our door demanding treats. Otherwise, all was quiet as a church on a Tuesday.

So we opted for staying in the warmth of our house. She was catching a cold anyway. It was a shame since Tracie had already bought a costume for Sydney. Well, if nothing else, we got a good photo opportunity out of it.



Sydney looked very cute in her lady bug outfit with black antennas. It didn't take long for the antennas to get mangled from her rolling all over the floor. But they were fixable. She allowed us to take about 6 pictures before she ripped the antennas off and dumped them ceremoniously on the floor, which meant they were not to go back on her head again. Even if they did, they would not last more than 3 seconds like an amateur cowboy on one of those mechanical bulls on HIGH speed.