- Finding costumes is a hassle.
- There ends up being a lot of extra candy in the house. Which I end up eating. And finishing. Two days after Halloween. This is a serious deterrent to my efforts to pack away the maternity clothes.
- It is not that fun. Really. Think about it people. We gear up all month for a holiday where the climax is walking for hours just to gather a bag full of Smartees and Tootsie Rolls. My kids can even see through that. They prefer to stay home and answer the door, eating candy out of our bowl.
Also, our town officially declared Saturday, October 30th Halloween day. Too many people in the city felt uncomfortable trick-or-treating on Sunday. Say what you will about ugly run-down Carlsbad New Mexico, but that is pretty stinking cool.
Love the bottom pic. You've gotta frame that one.
ReplyDeleteI actually had fun doing the trick-or-treating thing this year. I think all of the candy should be burned afterwards, but it was kinda fun to get out and tromp around our neighborhood.
I second the framing idea. Thing is priceless.
ReplyDeleteCute, cute kids. I just love new babies. And that is so cool that Carlsbad celebrated on Saturday. That says a lot about a place. I wish our town did that.
ReplyDeleteYour baby is awesome. So is Claire. And Grace. :D
ReplyDeleteKids look so cute. Pretty neat about Carlsbad and celebrating on Sat, right? This town has it redeeming qualities I guess.
ReplyDeleteOOOHHHHHH!!!!! I REALLY REALLY miss you guys!!!!! I even LOVE the "disgruntled" look on Claire's face.
ReplyDeleteI love that your town celebrated on Saturday. I really wish our town did that. So I got to see Chad make a semi-aggresive note for our front door that said, "We celebrated Halloween on Saturday". He was annoyed when a couple of kids still knocked on the door.
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