Trick or Treat 2009

This year for Halloween we decided to skip going door to door and trick-or-treating in our neighborhood.

We did this for several reasons.  First of all, last year, we went to several houses that the candy was yucky and I ended up having to dig through the candy and throwing away a bunch of "crap" that I wouldn't let the boys eat.  Secondly, I have a fear of sicknesses and the idea of ringing a bunch of doorbells and getting candy from random people's houses kinda freaks me out...( yes, I know I am a germ-a-phob!  I am a mother of 3 small kids.  Can you blame me? ) And thirdly, Hubbie has lost a TON of weight and I just gave birth to my third child, we don't need a BUNCH of candy in the house!  The less candy, the better!

So, for those reasons, we decided to go to a local church's Trunk or Treat.  We had chosen two area trunk or treats to check out.  We went to one and it was PACKED and we didn't feel like fighting the crowd with three small kids, so we went to another one.  The other is one that we've gone to every year since Bubbie's 1st trick-or-treating outing.  Its nice, small and we know some of the people that go to church there, so its always nice to see a friendly and familiar face!  The people are such sweet people and go out of their way to make sure the kids have a fun and safe time!  So, we got the "trick-or-treating" experience, a few games and fun for the boys and then were able to make it back to the car before the rain soaked us!

Everyone had a fun day together.  We came home, ate dinner and got ready for bed!  The next day was a BIG day for Hubbie and our family and a bright and early start!