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For those who don't believe a 1-year-old is capable of helping with chores, I have evidence.
Lily is a great helper. She loves emptying the dishwasher - handing me plates, bowls, and silverware. She can reach the drawer that holds the big plastic serving spoons, so she can put those away if I open the drawer for her. Lily does need to learn the difference between dirty dishes that Mommy is putting IN the dishwasher and the clean ones that are ready to come out. And she needs to know that the silverware holder-thing stays inside the dishwasher.
Lily likes to help with the laundry, too. She puts wet items Mommy gives her into the dryer and adding the dryer sheet at the end (in the picture, she's clapping after putting it in), but the best part is pushing the "start" button on the dryer. Not everything that Lily puts in the dryer is supposed to go there, however. After spending 10 minutes looking for my shoes one day, I found one on the laundry room floor, the other in the dryer. And, like all kids, Lily eventually put herself in the dryer, too.
Although this wasn't Lily's first Halloween, it was the first time she got to wear a costume and get candy! Lily was Snow White and looked absolutely lovely. We were all 7 dwarfs. Dad was Grumpy, and I was everyone else. (Check the T-shirts.) On Thursday the 30th, Dad and I took her to the Church's Trunk-or-Treat party, where costumed kids collect candy from the decorated trunks of cars. There were some carnival games, too, but Lily didn't seem that interested. She was very excited to see all of the kids (and grown-ups) in costumes. After scoring lots of yummy stuff, we brought our sleepy Snow White home. 
On Friday night, we dressed Lily up again, but stayed at home to hand out candy and watch a marathon of The Simpsons Halloween episodes. We had shockingly few trick-or-treaters to our building. Those that did come thought that Lily was cute, especially when she tried to follow them. Each group was wished well by an excited little girl, waving enthusiastically, and shouting "Buh-bye! Buh-bye!"
The Japanese don't celebrate Halloween, but are thrilled at the idea of dressing up and getting free (American) candy, when they are invited to participate. One of the groups to our door consisted of two Japanese moms with their preteen daughters and an American girl the same age. When Lily toddled out the door as I handed out the goodies, they all squealed. The young girls got down and hugged her, the moms came from down the hall to take Lily's picture with their cell phones. One of the older women recognized her as Snow White. Then the 3 girls grouped around Lily for more pictures. Lots of "Kawaii!" (Japanese for cute) and more "Buh-bye!" and plenty of waving.
