Happy Halloween!

Our halloween was low-key and nice. A couple of friends of ours came over with their son and we all had dinner and dessert - he discovered the fun that can be had on stairs! After they left, the trick-or-treaters started showing up, and it was an interesting evening. We live in a very family friendly neighborhood, so there are a LOT of kiddos looking for candy on Halloween. Here's a sampling of our favorite trick-or-treaters:

• The cowboy who rang our doorbell, said "Trick or treat!" (after being prompted by his mom), then walked off before getting any candy. Fortunately his mom pointed this out and he came back for some Snickers (good choice).
• The cheerleader who didn't say "Trick or treat!" at all, but instead said "Give me something small." E said, "Well, pick what you'd like." To this she said, "I'll take two!"
• The princess, storm trooper, and batman who rang our doorbell and then hid to the side, so when we opened to the door we only saw their parents. They then came bursting over from the side to "scare us". Because they were about five and their parents were there it wasn't too horrifying, but we pretended.
• The little princess who got a piece of candy for her little sister who was "tired and riding in the wagon instead of doing this all herself." (Said with indignation.)

All in all a productive Halloween. At about 9:15 pm the neighborhood teenagers (sans costumes) sheepishly rang the bell. At least they waited until all the little kids were done and we managed to unload the leftover candy on them. (Well, save for the Heath bars. I wasn't going to let it all go that easily.)