Happy Halloween

from our neighborhood to yours! We had such a great time trick-or treating tonight. I could watch my kids climb the steps to all my neighbors' houses and say "trick-or-treat" all night long and love every second of it!!

Here is my little princess and her fearless defender Optimus Prime greeting Daddy just home from work.

We set out at about 6:30PM. 

We don't see our neighbors here in Iowa all that much so it is such a great time to greet everyone.

Those who weren't home were kind enough to leave candy on their doorstep.

After we had visited about 15 houses Optimus Prime declared that he had been to enough houses this Halloween.  He was cold and done. So we headed home.

We had just set foot in our front door and set down our Princess when the tears began.  She went to the door and tried to open it, crying "doggie, treat." She was NOT done trick-or treating!!  Ryan and I were surprised that she had an opinion about it.

  Well, how could anyone say "no" to this sad face?  We couldn't. 

And why was little Rue so devastated about being home??

Because she was enthralled with meeting every "doggie" in the neighborhood -and there were quite a few. I had never noticed them before.  But that is what little Rue thought Halloween was all about -meeting all the dogs and kissing them. And everyone was thrilled to show off their pets to such an adorable Princess Leia.

So I ran Christopher Robin's hands under some warm water, found his hat and gloves, and provided him with some transportation, and we set out to meet more doggies,- and get candy too.

and after we had met another street of dogs, little Princess Leia had finally had a very HAPPY Halloween!



Robin and Rue with their cheeks full of candy.

And that's what it's all about-having a Happy Halloween!