I Am Birdy: Fun for some ... hell for others

Halloween used to be my all time FAVORITE holiday. I absolutely loved getting dressed up and going to parties. Then after having kids, I fell in love all over again. Getting them all dressed up and watching them go door to door in pure excitement.

However ... Halloween became the holiday I dreaded. I dread most holidays. It is completely shake up of the routine, schools usually have shortened weeks, there is travel involved ... change in diet ... yeah, it's just a complete mess. Peanut has always done well with Halloween. She is my social butterfly. Bullfrog does great with the trick-or-treating, but put him into a closed room for a dinner or party ... you often have a mess on your hands. Monkey THRIVES on Halloween. While she's not exactly a social butterfly ... she is a seeker. She loves dressing up, loves going door to door, loves the games, loves touching ... stuff. Halloween is a great time for her. Thankfully, she and Bullfrog are super tight, so they usually stick together making Halloween fun for him!

Goth Unicorn

SuperGirl

Zombie ... in the beginning stages after a bite, I think

Now, enter my Turtle. Turtle is my neurotypical child ... but she definitely has her limits. We are starting to notice that she is a HUGE avoider. She prefers things to be quiet and peaceful. She is a dare devil, but does not care for large groups of noisiness. She was a complete MESS during Halloween. We went to a Halloween party at my college, and she found a quiet area and stayed put. She was so stressed that she wouldn't even eat her pizza. The next day, during trick or treating time, she HATED it ... until we found a street that was completely lit up and I pushed her in the stroller. That stroller was her safety spot. Once we got all that figured out ... she never wanted it to end. She was a riot most of the day because ... well ... candy!