All's well that ends well, and the candy helps too!

The five year age difference between my children is something that is helpful in most every situation. Greta could dress herself, tie her own shoes, buckle into the carseat unassisted and play on her own quite well before Simon was even born. She is cognitive of Simon's needs and the time that it takes to meet them and is flexible with her own.... except when it comes to a holiday that is all about dressing up and consuming loads of candy, that's where the buck comes to a screaming halt. The trick or treating must go on, with or without the temper tantruming 20 month old Robot in tow! Luckily, we had a lovely invitation from some friends to celebrate in their neighborhood (they also fed us a hefty healthy meal prior to the sugar insanity!) and the adults happily took over with Greta, when I had to bow out with Simon. I felt a little dissapointed about missing the trick or treating, but comforted the blow with roughly 12 peanut butter cups from Greta's stash after she fell asleep. Either way, she was the best Hermoine, and he the cutest Robot that we saw all night!