Halloween 2011

Is in the books! Ellie enjoyed dressing up as Horton and trick-or-treating way more than I expected her to. Last night was the 3rd time in the past 4 days that she's worn her costume. Each time she was so excited to put it on, and each time she cried when it had to come off. Surprisingly she also new exactly what to do with the candy (grab and stuff). Can someone please explain to me how a 17 month hold would know how trick-or-treating works? Although she enjoyed the stuffing part, she also enjoyed the giving out part which I was very thankful for. At the end of the night we had to (beg) some poor trick-or-treator to take the remaining candy that we had so Ellie would come inside.