What was Halloween like for you this year?

[Medusa]

This year's Halloween was really fun for us. It was Lyra's first Halloween and trick-or-treating. She may not have gotten any candy, but she had fun! We went with my nephew, and Lyra got watch all the action. My husband stayed at home for a little while to hand out candy (and accidentally scared children with his scary costume), then headed out with us. We left the bowl of candy on the doorstep, and surprisingly, there were a few pieces left when we got back! There were quite a few kids out in our neighborhood, as well as some really scary displays at the houses we stopped at.

LOVE this photo of Lyra and the kitty kat.

[sirrahbed]

Even though we had very nice weather - there were far fewer kids this year. There was a steady trickle for a couple hours and that was it - so have lots of leftover Reese's cups! LOL Hubby was wondering if the fear of flu was one of the reasons? The kids were very sweet and polite though - most brought by parents and grandparents. The costumes were really cuter than ever I thought!! There was one little girl dressed like a butterfly with hair in french braids like antenae and that was a treat

The night before Halloween we had a harvest party at church and invited the community - TONS of people showed up and it was fantastic! Maybe folks are changing the way they celebrate the season. Bringing the kids to an organized event may seem safer somehow. That does not give my flu-fear theory much though!!

[Casper]

My sister made me feel utterly worthless at the beginning of the night; the feeling kind of stuck around all night. A good night's sleep has helped and I feel much better today.

Last night I stayed home and visited with friends. This is one of the only years we gave out candy.

Sala greeted everyone at the glass door in her dinosaur costume. We knew kids were here before they even rang the doorbell because you could hear a chorus of "Awws!" when they saw Sala. All of the kids had great costumes, too! A nice surprise.

[sirrahbed]

I forgot to add that we did have two dogs trick or treating, and one was even in costume. I don't know what the costume WAS, but he was dressed up

[Medusa]

I was also surprised at how many kids were afraid of the Fur Posse. Coco Puff was there to greet everyone, Boo did a little but Yodie was afraid of the costumes and bolted to the kitchen. So many of the kids, though, were really hesitant and a couple even cried a little, grabbed onto their parents even. One father said "Don't worry, the kitty won't come out". That really surprised me.

[pomtzu]

When I was first married and my ex was still in the military, we lived in base housing. The woman that lived across from us was absolutely terrified of cats. We had a little mutt kitty at the time who was allowed outside, and if she saw him, would go running back in her house if she was outside. I asked her once what the problem was, and all she said was that she was scared of cats. Takes all kinds I guess.....

[momoffuzzyfaces]

Not a good one for me. No trick or treaters just a rude neighbor that started in with blasting the stereo at nine and kept it up until 2. I called once and he said he'd turn it down but didn't. Then he wouldn't answer the phone. So I went and asked in person. They quieted down until 11 then started up until 2.