Halloween-Not so Bad

As I mentioned, we boycotted Trick or Treat tonight. However, we had one of the best Halloweens EVER(even Nathan said so-high praise from a cool 11 1/2 year old)! This afternoon (the kids were out of school early again!) we went to see High School Musical 3. The kids loved it, even the boys! We made a quick stop at WalMart (my least favorite store on Earth, but necessary) for flashlights (all of our old ones were nowhere to be found!) and-because I AM a cool Momma-the HSM 3 soundtrack. When we came home, Gary hid the treats we made up for a Halloween Treat Hunt. This was Gary's brainchild and it was WONDERFUL. He gets bonus points for this activity! The kids had to use the flashlights to find their 12 labeled treats. They could only pick up their own unless they asked for help. Even Grammy and Grandpa Dud came over for the fun. Once all of the treats were found, we came in for yummy s'mores. We had a great-although not at all nutritious-night! I think we may have started a new tradition!

Searching for those little treats in the dark was a little challenging, but a lot of fun!

Enjoying s'mores with the whole family! MMMMMMM, they were good!