Happy Halloween

   This year we indulged the kids and let them do the Main St. trick or treating here in town a day before Halloween and it was actually pretty fun and who's going to say no to extra candy!?

I'm down to four candy collectors.

     Charlie enjoyed the elementary school costume parade with her best friend, Sarah.

Princess Charlie and Sarah. They high fived every elementary kid who noticed them.

    This is the first time in a few years I only had two kids participating in the Halloween parade.

Two years as Darth Vader, easy and cool!

     This Halloween we varied from tradition and let the kids spend most of their evening doing the traditional trick or treating instead of visiting family and friends for most the night. I think I prefer this new Halloween night schedule. (I got to stay home and hand out candy and mostly relax since we don't get a lot of trick or treaters at our house.)

The princess became Spiderman for a minute. (I should have sent her around the neighborhood twice but she has no 'staying' power!)

A beat up hobo.

    Kayli wasn't about to miss out on the fun and joined the kids trick or treating just as soon as she got home from work. I'm liking this married daughter situation a lot!

'Wendy' and Princess Charlie enjoying a little cotton candy. (Kayli insisted on the costume change from Spiderman back to a princess. It's a good thing Charlie had her princess dress on under the spiderman costume.)

    The night ended at a decent hour and everyone was happy! Halloween 2017 was a SUCCESS!!

I think everyone got just what they wanted. 

     Now let the holiday season begin. Soon we'll be celebrating Greg's birthday, Thanksgiving and then it will be Christmas before we know it! 

(Is it Spring yet!?)