Halloween fun

I got to experience Halloween with grandchildren for the first time (they were too young last year), which is better than ever because I didn't have to be the one to stress over costumes or anything.

Our little grandson was dressed as Superman. He has discovered my treadmill and wanted to walk on it. We turned it on its' lowest setting and he walked and walked and walked, with his cape flowing out behind him. Cutest thing ever. Unfortunately, he didn't get to trick-or-treat because of the weather and a sick Daddy. He's too young to know what he's missing, and he's such a happy little boy with anything and everything. What a delight!

We went to our oldest son's house to go trick-or-treating with our granddaughter, who is almost 2 years old. She was dressed as a bunny. She was so tickled with her own costume that THAT could've entertained all of us all night long. When the weather cleared enough for us to venture outside and start the door approaches, she hopped down the sidewalk, just thrilled as could be. At her first house, when that first piece of candy landed in her bucket, her eyes got huge and she stared at it with a look on her face that registered pure joy and awe. It was the cutest thing ever. She jabbered and talked all night long, from house to house, enjoying seeing other kids dressed up, and seeing the fun and creative decorations on porches and windows and trees. She was enthralled. At one house, she was given a dumb-dumb sucker. As she was walking down the stairs, she pulled it out of her bucket and said "I don't want it". The very next house gave big suckers and she took that one and said "THAT'S a GOOD sucker!" So funny.

My daughter-in-law's parents were with us tonight too, so here were two sets of grandparents, and the parents of this one little girl, parading down the street, acting as though this little girl was the cutest, the smartest, the best little girl out there. (And she was.)

I love the constant reminders these little ones give us, of the simple joys in life. It doesn't take much to make them smile and laugh and be happy. Oh the lessons we learn from them.

I love my family!!!