We had some friends over for a little monster bash on Halloween. About 5 minutes into trick-or-treating it started to rain so the mothers with babies (all of the women present) headed back to the house. A little rain wasn't going to stop the older kids from scoring as much candy as possible and the dad's braved the weather with them. I suspect ulterior motives influenced the noble behavior of at least my husband. He exacts a Halloween candy tax.Matthew and Ashley were Jedis, Rachel was a witch, Tyler was a knight, and Audrey was a princess. I was supposed to be a witch with Rachel but I was too busy pinning Jedi cloaks, finding baby tights that had mysteriously disappeared, and reminding one of my children that they had wanted to be a witch to even think about putting a costume on myself. Sigh. Mike didn't have costume aspirations this year. Next year he wants us to all be Lord of the Rings characters. I just have to explain to the kids about hobbits and convince them that they really want to be one.
