Tricks, Treats, etc.

We really had a great day yesterday. I was really wanting some company, some family, ANYBODY to come and spend the fun day with us -Jeff and Jill, having you here last year ruined me, now I want visitors every holiday!- but we ended up having a great time here.

We had "magic" orange milk at lunch (a sneaky drop of food coloring in the cup before you pour + the kids say "Happy Halloween!" at the right moment = MAGIC!), pumpkin casserole for dinner, and tons of fun trick-or-treating.

Kennedy LOVES it when I dress up, so I did the easy thing again, I was a "Salem Witch." Dustin didn't dress up, but made sure to tell all of his buddies he hoped to be doing his "best broom impersonation later...." (if you are reading this, sorry Grandma, aunt Jill, anybody from my ward...) We hit the trunk-or-treat at our church, and then headed over to our old neighborhood to let the kids go door to door with their friends. I really loved taking them both this year.

It didn't take Hudson long to understand that "trick-or-treat" in his sweet little voice earned him a piece of candy, and he needed no prompting to say thank you. He was so grateful and happy, I'm sure he thought it was the best day of his life. He absolutely loved wearing his costume, and loved hauling his little pumpkin full of candy. I had to sneakily empty it a little a couple of times because he was struggling under its weight. It was pretty cute to watch him wobble up the steps and knock on the door. He is good buddies with little Braden Pocock, and they were an adorable pair, laughing and running together.

Kennedy and her "BFF" (she really says that...OH-KAY) Brittany Pocock had such a blast trick-or-treating together. They thought they were so big because we'd let them get a few houses ahead of us (the boys were pretty slow!). I'm so glad they had friends to go with, they loved it. And oh, boy, the candy. After we cleaned up and got Hudson to bed, we let Kennedy have the pleasure of staying up late to watch "The Addams Family" and sort and count her candy. I am "managing" Hudson's loot for him, so we did a little trading. She is very assertive (and watchful!)when it comes to candy, but still a sweetie and very willing to share.

Hope your Halloween was as fun as ours!