November 1st

'Tis the day after Halloween. I had to give my kids some carmel corn after eating eggs this morning to help them off their sugar craze. I am not worried about the sugar in their bloodstream, but they definitely had a mental addiction. Every Halloween decoration around the house reminds them that yes, Halloween is a sweet event!

The party began...

Our bellies were full so off to Trick-or-Treat.
I was a poll worker and Andrew had a
polling booth attached to his back.  

The polling booth.

My skeleton and astronaut.

Piper the Sandpiper.

Trick-or-Treating

Reade and Taliesin pooped out, but were happy riding
along, playing with their candy, and staring at each other.
Way past their bedtime!

I told the kids to line up at the gate for a picture.  Just as they
did so, a huge dog jumped up and started barking.
Another round of scared tears.  Oops.

Some were crazed by candy and some simply
said, "Mom, we have to go home.  It is 9 o'clock."