Halloween(ies)...

Mummy Dogs - Check

Pumpkins - Check

Spider Jello - Check

Candy Corn Infused Rice Crispie Treats - Check

Sunny Skies (Holy Mother Nature - Way to Shut up and Put up) - Check

Three Adorable Little Monsters - Check, Check, Check...

I do like me a holiday.  Who doesn't?  So we served up the traditional goods and dressed up and trick-or-treated like our lives depended on it.... until some lovely neighbor served up a Ring Pop and then it was all over.  I mean, really, what else does one even need in life?  No complaints from RyGar and me... if after eight houses it's a wrap - it's a wrap.
No harm, no foul.  :)

I will always remember that Halloween 2012 delivered one of life's great ironies.... seventy plus degree weather when, of course, I bought costumes that doubled as snow suits.  

Ah well... our little crew totally rocked it... saying "Trick or Treat!" followed quickly by "CANDY!  CANDY!" with meek little, "Thank Yous" because we'd practiced our little schtick ad nauseam leading up to the big day.

And oh, sweet sugar induced bedtime.  You know, when they are so ridiculously over stimulated and coming down from their sugar highs and pretty much you're counting down the seconds until their sweet little noggins hit the pillow?  And then as soon as it's all over you sit on the couch and giggle with your lova about all the antics of those cute little balls of fire you're so ridiculously proud of it hurts.

And THAT is Halloween - Check.

P.S.  I am counting these two photos of our three monsters as a complete victory.  I get it - no one is looking at the camera and everyone is blurry, but they are sitting in costume on the porch surrounded by pumpkins.  
Case closed.