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While Lucy slept through her first Halloween, Lila actually understood what was happening. Equipped with a Microsoft bag, I instructed her in the two important phrases to know: "trick or treat" and "thank you." The Senators house was our headquarters again this year, but the weather was less than ideal. As I waited for the group to get ready, I did a few trial runs with the neighbors across the street. Lila was fascinated people were handing out candy for free, and I could see the excitement grow. After the two trial houses, she had the two phrases down pat. After 4 more houses she remembered to leave the porch after getting the candy instead of expecting continuous candy deposits. This left 5 houses of almost perfect execution of which I could not have been more proud. Eventually the cold weather overcame her amazement, and she informed me she was done. I made sure to ask her 3 times on the way back if she wanted to do one more house but she assured me she was done. It was tough to cut this annual tradition short, but the look on her face after the first few houses was more than enough to last me till next year.