Tonight’s the night that kids everywhere — or at least in my house — have been longing for. We’ve surveyed the candy we’re giving, put the finishing touches on the costume, etc. But sometimes all that is transcended by one look in your kid’s eyes … which is just what I felt when I saw this picture yesterday. The princess is my 2-year-old goddaughter Lucy; her mom is one of my oldest and best friends. Something about this sweet child in her Halloween thrall stopped me cold, and reminded me to pay close attention tonight. Life is good, and it goes by SO fast.

What about you? What is your little trick-or-treater wearing, and how do you feel when you see him or her?