Trick-or-Treat

Last night was the big night and it didn't disappoint.  As you know I sort of figured Halloween might be a big deal here considering how many people decorated their homes.  I bought candy in preparation and then wondered if I had bought enough.  I asked around and one neighbor said he bought about $75 worth of candy (what!?) and another said you could never have enough.  I was told that people come from all around to trick-or-treat in our neighborhood.  With this information in mind I went back to the store and bought triple the original amount of candy.  Of course, the original bags of candy were not quite as full as they were when I bought them seeing as I have no willpower.  I'd like to think of it as quality control.

Saturday we bought our pumpkins at the church pumpkin patch.  I really wanted to buy like 20 pumpkins to give the yard its own pumpkin patch effect, but Ben said no.  Regardless, we still ended up with a nice display (that I didn't get a good photo of due to how busy we were last night).  I had spiderwebs all over the trees,  gravestones, tons of candles (LEDs, not actual candles), and my big light up spider, as well as our jack-o-lanterns. 

The first trick-or-treater arrived at 6:00pm and it was our three year old neighbor dressed as Dorothy from the Wizard of Oz.  Adorable.  Soon after we abandoned the idea of answering the door and just decided to sit out on the front porch.  Child after child after child arrived in everything from princess to ninja costumes with Spiderman being the most popular.  All in all I would say that we gave out candy to over 200 kids (and some of their parents) before packing it in at 8:30, just in time for the Saint's kickoff.  Most children were super polite making sure to say "Trick or treat" and "Thank you" (often with their parents urging). Several even commented on our jack-o-lanterns or decor (which made me happy).  Charlotte, dressed as a spider, got to watch all the action. Thanks to Ben she even got to try a lollipop (and then have a super hyper sugar rush).  All in all it was a great night, and I still have a few pieces of candy left over.