Spidey Does Halloween

Spiderman (secret identity Hayden Michael Regan) truly enjoyed himself this Halloween.... I'm sure the heaping bag full of candy helped. 

Since Hayden is older and more willing to approach strangers with candy, we decided to leave our small neighborhood of townhouses and trick or treat elsewhere.  Hanover Street is just outside downtown Richmond and is known for being an over-the-top spot for Trick or Treating.  Each year, the papers report thousands of kids (and a few creepy adults) descend on the small urban neighborhood.  Houses are covered in spiderwebs, tombstones decorate front lawns, and the streets are crawling with bananas, transformers, care bears, and princesses... costumes, that is.  Most of the houses were hosting Halloween parties while merrily handing out candy.... we did not have to knock on a single door because most of these partiers had spilled onto the front porches (or the families had just learned to sit on their steps and wait).  

 Some of our college friends insisted on Trick or Treating with Hayden, and I thought it would be nice to have a few extra pairs of eyes to watch the little guy.  However, Hayden ended up yelling at Mommy the princess and our friends (a bee, Strawberry Shortcake, a bowler, and Chuck Bass from Gossip Girl) to "hurry up... we're Trick or Treaning!"  All in all, a fun last Halloween in Richmond, VA.  I guess we should plan next year's costume around a raincoat... Maybe a 3 year old Gordon's Fisherman will be patrolling Tacoma next year!