Halloween saw a busy time this year for us. We were working on projects around our new house and seeing Daddy off to work at night. So, we missed Daddy during the annual collection of candy. But I got some pictures to send to you and so he could see the kids in their costumes.
We actually had a ward trunk or treat at the church parking lot the Saturday before Halloween. The kids enjoyed playing some games like cake-walk, pumpkin bowling, and eating donuts from a string. Joe's candy pouch was filled with powdered doughnut remnants because he was more than willing to pick up the donuts that had fallen and consume them with relish. Several of the youth that were helping man the games were concerned with his desire to clean up but it was a bit challenging for me to watch four kids and keep him from eating fallen food at the same time. Ah well. A little old-fashioned dirt never hurt anyone.
Jack loved being the cowboy for Halloween. Everyone smiled when Jack said, "Howdy, partner." and then shot them with his six-shooters. But we walked the neighborhood looking for houses with candy. Unfortunately, we found loads of houses but our area doesn't have many kids in it. We decided to end the evening after Joe fell into a patch of grass that was filled with stickers (everything in Texas has sharp edges to it...thorns everywhere and stickers too!). But we had plenty of candy. And the kids will still pass houses and declare,
"That's where we went Trick-or-treating!"
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