I've forgotten how many different times we celebrated Halloween. It was at least three... We had a fall festival at Aidan's school, trick or treating at the squadron and regular trick or treating. There were several other things that we skipped because the kids were over wearing their costumes.
The funny thing about this year is that neither Aidan nor Austin ever wore the costumes that they picked out this year. Aidan wore a flight suit to the first event we went to, and he loved the attention he got so much, he wore it to everything else. Austin randomly chose costumes from the costume bin each time. For Halloween night, he chose a magician's costume that none of the kids have worn for at least a year. He picked it, though! :-)
Jared was out of town running the Marine Corps Marathon on Halloween weekend, so it was just me and the kids. We went trick-or-treating with several other families, and it could not have gone smoother. I was so happy (and surprised!) with how well the kids did. I was especially impressed with my sweet Anna. She stayed in the stroller for most of the night (when she wasn't trick-or-treating). Her good behavior had nothing to do with the fact that I gave her carte blanche on her candy bag. There is, seriously, no telling how much candy she ate that night. She just kept saying, "Mo cannie" and I obliged. I felt a smidge guilty because I can remember my parents going through my candy bag with microscopic precision to ensure no one had slipped a razor blade or something equally sinister into my candy (I'm still scarred that my Dad wouldn't let me eat a caramel apple that a sweet old lady gave me). My parents would be horrified to know that I just let my kids eat straight from their bags! :-o
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