Candy, Candy, Candy, Candy . . .

 

Wait for it . . .

 Wait for it . . .

And . . .

They're done.

And I am glad it is all over.

Am I a Halloween grinch?

Maybe.

I just don't care.

Although I do think my kids look pretty darn cute.  Sweet pea is "Mary" from Little House on the Prairie, Daisy Mae is a cheerleader, Handsome dude is a cow, and Little dude is a pumpkin.

I bought that pumpkin costume for Sweet pea's first Halloween back in 2003.

All 4 of my offspring have donned it.

But, now we will no longer need it, as no one will fit into it anymore.

We joined my parents for dinner.

My cousin, Greg, not to be confused with my Uncle Greg, also joined us for dinner.

This is cousin Greg's first appearance in the blog.

Everyone say,

"Hi, Greg!"

My parents were slightly down in the dumps because they discovered that someone had stolen their camp trailer.

Who steals a camp trailer?

Hoodlums.

Luckily for us, they were still able to whip up a delicious meal!

My mom makes this mexican meat, and it is quite delicious I tell you.

I just might share the recipe someday.

Off to find candy at a few of the houses in my parent's neighborhood.

Sir Chubby Pumpkin took a tumble.

My handsome dude thought this was the best night ever.

He went running from house to house, screaming,

"More candy!  This way!  Yay!"

Screaming.

And cheering.

And screaming.

We then returned to my parent's house where little dude entertained us with his dance moves.

My mother  put on his favorite Christmas song, "Happiest Christmas Tree."

Because nothing says, "Halloween" like a Christmas song!

My dad was trying to navigate his way around ITunes while we were there.

At times I wonder if my dad is "hip" enough to know about things such as laptops and ITunes.

Sugar!

Fun!Candy!
Candy Wrappers!

Look!

There he is again!

Hi, Greg!

So, it's over. 

Darn.

But now we have about 47 pounds of candy in our house, which is great.

Mr. Lumberjack did not do as I expected and remove all of the good candy.

He fell asleep.

Because he had gotten up at 0400 to go hunting.

So, he was disinterested in the candy.

Now the fab four have a huge, unlimited supply of candy at their fingertips.

And from now on, I will just have to plan on sending my manly man out hunting every Halloween morn.

Because this:

This is a much better way to go.

4 kids + endless amounts of  sugar.

I really don't like Halloween.