He went Trick or Treating!!!

Wow... what would be life without the Son Rise program!

I am an incredibly happy Dad right now! When I came home with a promise to go out with my duaghter "trick or treating" for Halloween little did I know that Aditya (who had shown NO INTEREST in this crazy thing until last year) had made plans to join us!

As soon as I was home both of them quickly got ready in their special Halloween costumes. Aditya was the fireman!

Uh-oh! We had only one pumpkin to carry the candy (who knew Aditya would ever want to carry one around?)!

Both voted YES for the last minute decision to let go the pumpkin, and take two Whole Foods paper bags! The twins then took turns leading to the next house to "trick or treat". Every single time he led the group, Aditya went up and clearly and cheerfully smiled and said "Trick or treat"! When I smiled (proudly) and said "Happy Halloween" to the host, Aditya cheerfully said "Happy Halloween" too! Sister seemed delighted too. Last year, only she and I had gone around the neighborhood. This time, she had her own twin brother with her, who was her buddy, her competitor, and sometimes her leader too!

A couple of funny incidents:-) Which also do show some of his current challenges. Outside the first house, there was a huge bowl of candy.  We rang the bell anyways to say Trick or treat. When a teenager opened the door, Aditya handed him a KitKat:-)  The boy smiled although he probably did not get why this child was giving him candy. Aditya, not having been exposed to Halloween until now, had no idea what to do when presented with a huge bowl of candy. (He knows his parents don't allow him to eat any... so he really was doing the his best:-)

The second host asked "Did you guys just start?" noticing that their bag was empty.  Aditya replied "Yes I started going to school. I have completed 50 days of school".  Cute.... although I am not sure the host understood why he said that.

The three of us spent that beautiful half an hour, then returned, and without blinking an eye Aditya (and sister too) counted their candy. Then completely ignoring the candy, they went upstairs, washed their hands and came down for some delicious home made dinner by Aai!