Happy Halloween!

Yay!  I think I am most excited about Halloween this year because we have our own house to decorate and from which to give out candy.  Am I weird for being excited about giving out candy?  And yes, I got the good stuff, all name brands: Snickers, Three Musketeers, Milky Ways, Twix, M&Ms, Starbursts, Skittles, Hershey Kisses, and Reese's Cups.  No Brach's or sugar-free at our house.  :)  I may have gone crazy, but we are giving out 2 pieces; I don't want to be the stingy house who says only take one.


Raaaaar John has taken over Anne's post while she is giving out candy to the kids.

ANYhoo, Harvey cowers in fear of the doorbell, and does not know what to make of Halloween with all these people coming to his door.  Several of the girls have even admired his "costume" (yes, he is still wearing his jacket for the itching).  We have gotten a few comments about how good our pumpkins are-- mostly from a large bunch of parents who came up to the door.  One mom asked if we did them ourselves, a dad was on the side looking jealous, and his other half's expression said, "You've got to be kidding me, don't even think about it for our house."  And there was another couple out in the road who were lingering and staring at the pumpkins, too.  See? I told you we were awesome.  :)

So the sociologist / nerd in me says that next year we are keeping a survey by the front door as the kids come by to track costume popularity and candy consumption.  :)  But for this year, we are going on my memory in order to determine costume winners.

COSTUME CATEGORIES:
Best Female:  Small-to-mid-sized duckie.  She wins mostly because her costume had "wings" that covered her hands like mittens and rendered her unable to pick up her candy.  John had to select her pieces for her.
Runner-up (though I'm not sure if we should be encouraging her): Slutty Robin.  Yes, pre-teen girl bought a sexy Robin (as in Batman and) costume, complete with cape, mask, mini-skirt and low-cut neckline.  : /

Best Male: TINY boy, maaaaybe in grade school, dressed up as a garden gnome!  He had the pointy red hat, white sideburns and beard, and suspenders over his flannel shirt.  Ahh! I can't stand it!  Too cute!

Best Group:  They came straggling up, so it was a surprise when they all arrived.  Four kids: Leia came first, then same-sized sibling Luke, then older sibling Darth Vader... wait for it... then Mom came pushing baby in stroller who was wearing Yoda ears!!  How awesome!
Runner ups:  Pair of brothers modeling the age-old competition of Pirates vs Ninjas.

Gonna go eat some candy now.  Just yoinked the last Skittles from the bowl for John to have.  I may have gone overboard on the candy, as the night is winding down and we have a good bit leftover.  Oh well!