all on the 31st

I remember, even as a kid, generally not enjoying Halloween each year. Freaky, scary costumes just about did me in when I was young. But since my 4 year old already knows a bit about the holiday (read: dress up and eat candy) my plan for this year was to load up the girls, take them to a few houses to beg candy, and call it a night. But the young people with whom we work really got into the celebrating and made it a fun night for my girls and also for the big kids we know and love here. Here are my little ballerinas on our way out the door.

Daddy put on his Olympic hat and called himself a 2008 Beijing Olympic tourist.

Here's a fierce ninja, and eskimo, a baseball player, a Welsh emigrant, 2 ballerinas, and a mother who had to be in the picture so the small ballerina wouldn't scream.

We had some local friends who really wanted to participate in giving out candy to the kids. So one of our friends made the kids trick-or-treat into every bedroom in the house. TOO funny!

Aunt Alicia made cookies and remembered exactly how Grace likes them, sans icing. Could she BE any more thoughtful, that Aunt Alicia? I think not.

This Arkansas grannie and her little kid were HI-larious.

And ended up hosting a little fall party.

No, I don't really want to debate the merits of celebrating or not celebrating Halloween. I just want to remember that some sweet friends helped us make a memory tonight!