With all of the buildup before Halloween, the kids always end up wearing two or three different costumes before the actual night. I must say that Hewitt was our best trick-or-treater on Halloween night. Thomas only wanted to go around the block. He hurried home and promptly sat on our porch and gave away a lot of his candy. You should have seen the size of handfuls of candy he was giving out. The older kids had to ask me if it was okay he was giving out so much candy. I did limit Thomas to only passing out two at a time after that. I didn't want those twelve year olds thinking they were ripping him off. But Hewitt wasn't quite done after one block, so he and I and Donny went for one more block. They loved it and although very slow, Hewitt thoroughly enjoys visiting each house. He comments on the pumpkins, spiderwebs, decor, and candy.
And one quick comment--I definitely don't think I'm stealing when I eat the boys candy. I've read a bunch of commentary on this subject and I think it's ridiculous. Their candy is everyone's candy. They might think differently when they are twelve, but I distinctly remember my Mom helping herself to the Butterfinger and my Dad helping himself to the Snickers. I don't remember feeling like they were stealing at all. Ridiculous.
