Halloween In Willow Glen

This October 31st marked Elektra's initiation into the time-old tradition of begging strangers for candy!

Weeks before, Ray and I searched for the perfect costume for Elektra. It had to be so cute and utterly sicking that we would be able to embarrass her with photos of the costume years from now. Our search ended when we found a pair of cute pink bunny ears at the local Halloween store.

On Halloween day starting at 11 a.m., Downtown Willow Glen merchants passed out candy to all the preschool and younger kids. Of course, never being one to turn down free candy, I bundled my little pink bunny up and we trekked our way downtown.

This picture was taken at a bathroom and kitchen store that filled one of their bathtubs and allowed kids to grab a handful of candy.

After cruising both sides of the three blocks that makeup downtown Willow Glen, Elektra came away with a nice bit of booty. (And yes, that is an actual box of Crayola crayons. Our local State Farm insurance passed those out.)

When Ray arrived home from work, we ate dinner and then prepared ourselves for the evening walk around the neighborhood for even more candy.

"Oh no! It's the scary pink bunny! Run!!!!!"

The weather was getting cold real quick, so we didn't get to trick-or-treat as long as we would have liked. But we did get to a lot of houses where Elektra's sweet smile and cute bunny ears melted the hearts of everyone.

Elektra with her Halloween Booty! Girl, you made your parents proud.

Oh, in case anyone actually cared, Ray went out dressed as a dead sailor and I was dressed as a gypsy.