Today was the TracyLocke Halloween party. I have worked here for over 8 years and Kerry worked here and is currently freelancing so EVERYONE knows us from before we were even married. Plus Reagan has stopped by the office several times since her birth, she even knows where to go in the diner to get her favorite balls to play with.
Almost everyone knows that we call her Roo, so it was not really a surprise when Miss. Reagan showed up trick or treating in her Roo costume. She looked so cute and kept giving everyone the biggest smiles. Her ponytail was hidden under her "hat" so a couple of people thought she was a boy, but who cares?
There are several people who decorate their desks and the kids "trick or treat" throughout the building. It was really sweet. Then there are refreshments in the diner and movies playing in the big conference room. It is always so much fun to see the kids, but even more fun when you have one.
Her first stop was group of desks decorated like a street corner, where she stopped for a little dancing. It was cracking people up. Then we made our way around the building, where she greeted everyone with a smile and even gave a few hugs. There was one area where a guy was sitting and had a "scary" costume with a lot of makeup. She didn't like that much, but eventually walked past him to play with a fake leg. For some reason, she thought that a fake leg was fine, guy with makeup, not so much. She walked almost the whole building with us and kept grabbing handfuls of candy when it was offered to her, stealing an occasional plastic pumpkin and laughing the whole way. She would chew on the candy through the wrappers, thankfully not getting to any of it, because I can not imaging the sugar high that would result.
At the end she was so tired she was sucking her thumb, but needed to make one more stop, to the grouping of desks everyone kept calling "the circus". A bunch of kids were there running around and grabbing balloons (one of Roo's favorites). All of a sudden she went into overdrive, grabbing at balloons, jumping up and down and laughing so hard it was contagious. Then it was officially over, she crashed from all of the excitement and it was time to go home. A good time was had by all and Kerry got to eat all of her candy on his way home (seriously, he ate it all). I put her in my car, she grabbed at my wrap and pulled it over her car seat like a blanket, stuck her thumb in her mouth and napped most of the way home. She is such a happy, sweet girl that brings a smile to everyone she meets. We are so lucky to have her.
