Trick or Treating

Although I showed the girls in their costumes in my Oct 27th post, I wanted to post some pics from Halloween night.  Sarah decided that she didn't want to go out trick or treating, and I wasn't going to push the issue - the girl does NOT need candy in her life!  So, Madi and Dad headed out.

This year, we tried a new tactic to guarantee proper trick-or-treating manners... at every house where Madi forgot to say "thank you", Dad got to keep the candy from that house.  Much to Dad's dismay, she didn't forget once!  This is definitely a rule for future Halloweens.

Without Sarah to restrict their radius, they came back with quite a haul.  Madi's pumpkin was filled to the brim, and Dad's pockets were bulging with his own stash, given directly to him by sympathetic parents.

Sarah was a little jealous, and suddenly decided that she wanted to go trick-or-treating.  When told that she would have to put on her costume and walk around, she decided that it wasn't worth the effort.  Madi gave her a few pieces of candy, and all was good. There certainly wasn't a shortage of candy in the house, as Mom WAY overbought for the 12 trick-or-treaters that showed up at our door.