@ Grace- that was pretty brilliant! Might keep that in mind for later years.

I don't dress up. J will be Darth Vader, and is so excited about Halloween. We have yet to make it off our street,he gets SO much candy. We have a few special stops to make, like the guy's house at the bus stop (who gives Jasper treats every day), but other than that, we do our street and then come home and hand out candy.

Halloween seems more fun these days. All the adults kind of hang out and yak, and occasionally enjoy an adult beverage, different than when I was a kid, where it seemed just for kids.