SO much fun was had trick-or-treating this year.

Jeanne went as a dead teacher (complete with gummie worms crawling in her hair). Max went as Calvin (complete with a homemade stuffed Hobbes), and Maggie went as Pippi Longstocking (so cute)! I went as Great Aunt Ruth, in a beautiful flowered housedress and a horrible flowing blonde wig that went down to my ankles!

According to the Veggie Tales songs, when they had to kiss their Great Aunt Ruth “it felt weird… She had a beard”. Well, I have a beard, so it seemed like a good costume! I got quite a few catcalls, thank you very much! Of course, my son kept telling people “I don’t know him. I’m not admitting I’m related to him”!

The kids raked in a TON of candy! This was the first year that they weren’t tuckered out early, so after getting their treats we went to Big Boy’s to get at least a little healthy food!

I was pleased that both kids picked costumes from books they’d been reading instead of off the television, even if one of them was a book of Calvin and Hobbes cartoons!

So, a great time. It was a warm, wonderful night, we giggled our way through the whole event, and now it’s time to try and sleep off the sugar buzz!

Jeanne looking zombified, and me in a wig and dress!

Pippi and Calvin (with Hobbes!)

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