Happy Halloween!

I always kind of dread Halloween a little.  It is just so much work to get everyone a costume, make sure everyone has a bag, fix treats for their classes, attend school parties, and then at the end of the day trudge around the neighborhood while the kids get bags of candy to sugar up on.  It's okay, just not my most favorite holiday.  However, this year, Halloween went extremely smooth!  The kids picked their costumes.  I really wanted them to be something that coordinated, but they each wanted to have their own identity, which is a good thing I guess.  The treats I made were extremely easy and everyone liked them.  I got to leave work early and go to Kennedi and Cade's class parties.  Then, we got to attend our neighborhood gathering.  Our next door neighbors opened their yard for the entire neighborhood to come over, eat, visit and mingle.  It was a great chance to meet some of our neighbors!  Then, they loaded all the kids on a hayride and took them around to trick or treat.  The kids loved the ride and had a blast trick or treating with their neighbors!  Everyone was happy and overall I would say Halloween 2011 was a success!!