Those were the words we just heard at Chanhassen's city Halloween Party. Will won third prize for his age group...0-4. Guess who else was in that age group. Guess who got kinda upset because she didn't win too.
Anyway - the town had a Halloween trick-or-treat at a local strip mall. I wasn't planning on going, but John had some work to do at home and the kids were kinda restless after Katie's basketball game. Every business in the little area had candy or toys or toothbrushes. We even got two cereal bowls from Cub Foods! There was a costume contest at the end and we happened to be around for it... Will won a little plastic trophy and $10 from Subway. I explained to Katie that she really won too because it was originally her costume, Will was just wearing it this year. After we got home she really didn't care because she got all the candy.
Yesterday we went to a local nursing home to trick-or-treat for the residents there. It was perfect! No crowds, plenty of room, etc. There were only 2-3 other kids there when we were walking around. Katie felt comfortable enough to basically just walk up to the residents on her own, and say trick-or-treat. She's used to wheel chairs, etc., thanks to our visits with my aunt Carol. They all gushed over Will and thought Katie was a very sweet bee. Again...she walked away with a full bucket after about 20 minutes.
No, you can't eat that...And last night was SO beautiful outside! What a great night for trick-or-treating! Honestly, any warmer and it may have been TOO warm! Will and I tagged along for the first 2 houses, then John and Katie headed off by themselves. About 45 minutes later they came back with another bucket full. By 8 when we turned the lights off we had gotten 58 visitors. It beats our 3 from last year. :) And I was very impressed with how polite everyone was - plenty of thank yous.
Hope everyone had a wonderful Halloween!
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