Costumes, Halloween, Family Fun, and Sugar Overload

First of all, thank you to my friend, Lamar, for our family costume idea. Her family used this last year, and I thought it was too clever to pass up. It's not often that Scott and I dress up anymore.

(In case you can't see the picture well, I'm an oven--with a bun inside.)

We went to our church's annual Trunk or Treat to avoid the neighborhood Halloween traffic and see all of our church friends dressed up. (Few people walk to Trick or Treat anymore. Lots of cars from other neighborhoods dropping kids off at each house. What is the world coming to?) The kids got to taste cotton candy for the first time (and would you believe not even McCance liked it!? So I ended up eating two small bags.). Jumped on the moon walk and loved it (which I must say I hated as a child. My balance must've been poor because I usually spent the time on the floor trying to get up.). Practiced throwing and knocked "Goliath" over several times, bowled with gourds, and tossed Indian corn into a bean bag target. Oh, and of course received plenty of candy, which they are still eating daily.

Bradford might be the first child to refuse more candy. Not only did he tell someone, "No thank you. I already have enough Tootsie Rolls." (Personally I didn't think that was possible, but I'm pleased nonetheless.), but he also read the ingredients on the candy and reminded me that it had corn syrup. I explained that most candy does and that it was okay since it's a special treat and we don't have it very often. He did give the Teddy Grahams to Scott to give away at school when he saw they had hydrogenated oil in them as well. I guess he really is listening.