How did the little girl know?

I suspect they had a run-down yesterday in Sunday School about trick or treating safety and how to know which houses are "safe". I doubt it was phrased as "don't go to the Neils' house" as much of "It's much safer to go to the houses of families you know from church." Which even a 5-year-old can interpret in the way it's meant.

I just grabbed handfuls, though if someone voiced a preference "Oh, you have twix!" I'd pick those out for them. And there was the exhausted grandma who looked like she needed a boost wrangling her rambunctious charges. "Come get a handful of your favorites..."

Anna let the really cute costumes pick out their favorites. You shoulda seen their faces. She totally makes a game of it. Also, if they like her favorites, they get more of them (so they don't remain and tempt her.)

Pumpkin is staking out a Loki, who is still sleeping in the carrier. It's hilarious.

One toddler was adorable, because he wouldn't say "trick or treat," and couldn't quite get out "thank you," and when his mom prompted him again with "What do we say?" he suddenly yelled, "HAPPY HALLOWEEN!" Worked for me.

hee! My favorite was a little boy who was with, I think, his preteen sister and friend, who said "Trick or Treat" and then after he got the candy "Have a nice day!!!" I could hear him saying it all up the street.

"It's much safer to go to the houses of families you know from church."

Oh, that makes sense. I was wondering how else kids would know you weren't members, and I was picturing some sort of mark on your fence like hobo marks, only to warn Mormons away from nonmembers.

I finally didn't bother this year. We're just so far out. We got more on the Navajo rez. And in between there we had the crazy right in the heart of it one million kids neighborhood.

Anyway, I spent Halloween running atound to four different stores to find dog toothpaste. But I'm home and relatively happy now.

You with the adult paper bag kids should have pulled the Primus trick - ice cube in the bag.

My favorite was a threeish-year-old at the church thing the other night. I didn't recognize the costume, so I asked him who he was. He looked at me and said very clearly, "Sean." Well, all right then.

Just had two witches and a zombie girl who, when I answered the door, said "Oh. You looked like this last year."

I smiled and said "I look like this every day."

Watching the the neighbor lady is REALLY A VAMPIRE OMG thoughts go across their faces was great. I love Halloween!

and I was picturing some sort of mark on your fence like hobo marks, only to warn Mormons away from nonmembers.

No stick drawing of a kitty for you!

and then after he got the candy "Have a nice day!!!" I could hear him saying it all up the street.

Baby Lauren (who is now 2) was saying, "Bless you!" to every person who sneezed or coughed in a restaurant today. Lots of "thank you" as well, but it was the random blessings to strangers that I found most charming.

My favorite was a threeish-year-old at the church thing the other night. I didn't recognize the costume, so I asked him who he was. He looked at me and said very clearly, "Sean." Well, all right then.

Sometimes kids say the absolute best things.

I smiled and said "I look like this every day."

Ahahaha I love you.