October 31: Halloween Trail

This was the first time in 2 years that we've been home for Halloween. The last 2 years, we went to my Mother-In-Law's house downriver, and the kids did their trick-or-treating there. But, this year, we decided to stay home. The last time we went trick-or-treating in our neighborhood, the kids were obviously younger, so our route consisted of a few houses down the block, the house next door and the house across the street, then we called it a night. Not this year though. The kids were ready to go, and go we did. In fact, we did our street and both of the drives along the way for a total of maybe 50 houses. More than we had ever done in the past. I know that because the kids' bags were so full that my daughter was dragging hers along the sidewalk , and I ended up carrying my son's as we approached home. Too bad their Mom won't let them eat all of that candy they earned...but somebody has to, right? We just can't let food go to waste, now can we?