Happy Halloween

In the rush to get everything finished today I am going to post this blog tonight before the candy coma sets in and I forget everything. We spent the day watching the new "Tinker Bell" movie courtesy of Alicia, (a cute movie for all of you wondering)and readying ourselves for the Trick or Treat rush. The ward trunk or treat started at 5:30 and after we passed out the last piece of candy we packed up and headed home. Once we arrived we quickly lit the pumpkins and ran over to the "Youse House." This is the first time in four years that Joyce's husband Craig has been home for Halloween. He and Shannon had made a haunted house in the garage. Claire was scared at first but once she realized it was Craig she warmed right up. Zack then took Claire and Lance around the neighborhood and topped off their buckets, to the point that they were having to drag them along the sidewalk to make it home. Meanwhile Reese and I made dinner and manned the passing out of the candy. Now that all is quiet, I wonder why we make such a fuss over this holiday. Would it not be easier and just as fun for the kids if we simply gave them a bag of candy and popped in a movie and let them enjoy. I guess it would be nice if I commented on the pictures. Lance was a scary mummy, Claire a princess of course, and Reese was a China doll. The two additional kids in the second photo are Sidney (Jessie) and Kade (Woody). The other picture is of the neighborhoodlems Lance, Claire, Sidney, Kaden, Ben(man in the big yellow hat) and Joey (curious George). Last picture is off the pumpkin carving patch. Becky and the kid were here the night we carved pumpkins so the joined us in the festivities. That is all. Happy Halloween to all of you. I am bushed. I am turning out the lights and declaring this the end of Halloween at the Bailey House. Happy Haunting until next year.