Halloween has come and gone -- we had quite a lot of kids this year -- I bought extra candy but still ran out before 8:30 pm. The kids seemed to be having lots of fun. Some years we have a few older kids as it gets later but this year we didn't -- either they didn't come or we ran out of candy too soon. Had several babies this year -- really didn't plan on candy that anyone under 2 years could eat -- so I just gave them tiny Tootsie Pops. It was for their parents, of course, a baby that young wouldn't get the point at all. Perhaps my neighborhood it changing -- fewer older kids and more young ones.

V came over and helped hand out the candy after she made her rounds. Quite a few of the kids who came to the door knew her from school so she had fun giving out the candy. She and her Mom had jack-o-lantern tee shirts and black pants. They looked cute!

I'm curious -- Doug mentioned trick or treaters at his door. What other countries follow this tradition on Oct 31? Let me hear from you!