Ghosts, ghouls, goblins take over downtown
Published 12:00am Sunday, November 1, 2009NATCHEZ — It’s not every day downtown Natchez sees goblins and ghosts, witches and wizards and pumpkins and princesses — and the occasional ladybug and dinosaur, but then again, Saturday evening wasn’t “every day.”
As Little Feet Trick or Treat kicked off at 5 p.m., parents and children wandered from storefront to storefront accepting candy and costume praises from local business owners they met along the way.
And for many who showed up for the evening of candy and excitement, the night would the first time trick or treating.
Jaxon Jones, 13 months, put on his black cape and black suit, combed back his red hair and took in the city as he experienced his first night of costumes and candy.
“He loves older kids and he’s been busy looking around,” Kristy Janell, Jones’ mother said.
Janell, a Natchez resident, said her son’s costume was a special order because Dracula has turned into a fitting character for him.
“He’s started this biting thing,” Janell said. “His dad works in Texas and didn’t think he would be able to make it home (to trick or treat), so he picked the costume.”
Dinosaur Blake Mann — who will be turning 2 on Nov. 10 — was also out on Saturday collecting candy.
Mann’s mother, Brandie Mann, said her son had been getting into the holiday spirit and practicing his lines for the night.
“He’s been saying ‘trick or candy’ all day,” Mann said. “On the way over here, he wanted suckers, and I’m real nervous about him wanting to heat all this candy because he’ll sure try to,” Mann said.
