Although I’m not a huge fan of Halloween, I do think its fun for the kids and makes some great memories. Highlights this year include the following, in no particular order.
The outdoor elementary school parade, complete with police escort. Cameras flashing, costumes flaring and tons of smiles. My vote for best costume was an elaborate homemade peacock outfit. However, I was partial to the cute fireman and the Harry Potter that live at our house.
The school Secretary was a very cute Mini Mouse and the Principal dressed as Mickey Mouse. He was a good sport to don that costume. Yet, we think it would have even been better had he lead the parade dressed like that on his Harley!
TOO much candy – more than I have ever seen for any Halloween I have experienced.
Traditional pumpkin carving, and turning one pumpkin into a black spider and then adding the fireman hat.
Halloween festivities at the church including a chili and cornbread cook off. My cornbread pan entry number was 13 
and not unlucky as it took 3rd place. Even Jiffy Mix can produce good results! You just have to know what else to add to it!
A memory I will not soon forget. After trick or treating around the tables for the church activity children rushed to the largest open space of floor real estate they could find (which just happened to be the highest traffic area if you were coming and going), dumped their load out and traded their candy. I have honestly never seen anything quite like it. It reminded me of a twisted Halloween version of “Pit” . “I have two kit-kats, two, two, two” “here I will trade for two twix” “DEAL”!
The traditional trick or treating, which is HUGE around here. We wandered a neighborhood of some friends. Although we live nowhere near this neighborhood we saw lots of people we know including Dan’s good friend in his school class. My favorite and most anticipated stop was the home with the therapy dogs. Baxter, Murphy and Boomer (I think its Boomer) are the most beautiful and well behaved dogs I have ever met. I have missed seeing them occasionally as I did last school year. One of their owners worked where Sam had preschool. The dogs were so great letting so many hands pet them and love on them.
Spending a little bit of down time with friends, after trick or treating, having some yummy cupcakes, watching pumpkin launching and smashing on the science channel.
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