Engine 5 To The Rescue

Engine 5 was able to take the night off and not have to go into the station. Although he was on call and ready to go at a moments notice, he was able to stay with his family and go trick or treating.

The big night of Halloween started off with the trek to Halloween Grandma's. After all, Grandma P. is a "Halloween Baby". Grandpa made dinner while Jacob showed off his increased walking skills, even in his shoes! After dinner it was time to get Jacob and his cousins dressed and ready for the stroll through Candyland at Aunt Ab and Uncle Jer's. As the face make up was going on Sydney, Jacob was very unsure that he knew who this transforming pirate was and was ready to get away. It didn't lake long for Jacob to warm back up to her though .

The stroll started off slowly for Jacob as he was ready to just chill and didn't seem to be overly excited. He was very intensely watching each and every passerby taken all of this new holiday in. This was much different and more interesting both for Jacob and his parents as he pretty much just slept through last year's stroll. With pumpkin and stroller in hand, Jacob's mom was the driving force in getting Jacob to meet many new people as he saw many different wrappers being put into his pumpkin.
As the day turned deeper into the night, Jacob was chowed down a cereal bar. After the devouring of the bar, we were all unsure whether it was an energy bar or Jacob decided that this Halloween thing is much better than he thought. He began laughing and clapping and genuinely getting very excited about seeing and meeting people. Maybe he just caught onto what was going on... ;)! It did help that Aunt Abby and his dad were playing with him.

Back at the fire house (at least that is what we will call if for this editorial), Jacob was put in charge by grandpa to hand out the candy. He did well until a mob came and he was lost in the shuffle. He was still fired up and walked all over in the darkness.

When the ghouls and goblins ceased to come, we shut off the light and went inside to celebrate the prized goblin's birthday along with the other birthdays that fall just before and after the Hallowed day. Jacob was still fired up and took part in eating some cake and ice cream. Jacob wishes to apologize to his mother publicly for not letting her get too much, if any of her cake. He hopes that next year he will get his own piece of cake so that his mother will be able to have some too.

As Jacob became wiped out from the day, we loaded up and headed home after a wonderful evening in "Candyland"...