Candy cuteness

What a crazy, silly holiday. Fun, messy and, except for the sugar highs readily available for months afterward, exhausting. Neat opportunity to learn about giving to others for no reason, though. And I'm the learner in that scenario. I wanted to keep all the good stuff, but Zoe was at least as excited about handing it out to kids who would come to "visit" as she was wearing a tutu and leaving a glitter trail all around the neighborhood. So we gave away the good stuff (except for the Reece's pieces I smuggled into the pantry without her noticing...).

Whatever the origins of the holiday, at our house it's just become a good day to be together, be outside, dress up, and eat junk. Kind of like college for kids, now that I think about it. Anyway, it provided lots of good photo opportunities, and the girls had me in stitches all day long. And even if we do have enough candy to put a dino in dentures, those pudgy, sticky sweet faces at the end of the day were worth every single "That's enough candy today!" I'll have to say all month.