Whew!

Halloween is tiring! Was it this tiring when we were younger? I just don't remember ever being tired. I remember getting home from trick-or-treating and watching The Birds on t.v. with Dad, but I don't remember getting worn out.
Today Henry joined me at school for our Halloween parade, then left after a tiny bit of our school party. When I picked him up we came home, put his costume on again and went out for our first trick-or-treating experience.
At first he was a little hesitant, but it didn't take him long to figure out what was going on. Before we knew it he was running to the next house. He was delighted to reach out and take candy, but then didn't want to put it into his bag "open!" he would insist. Pete allowed him a few Smarties along the way, which seemed to appease.
Pete snapped this photo quickly when he saw these kids running by with their rolling school bags. I think these are probably the same kids who grab a whole handful of candy and don't say "thank you".
We got another goose photo at the neighbor's house:
Henry was very good about saying "taint-tyou". He would look in each candy bowl and very carefully choose his piece of candy. Usually the bowl holder would tell him to go ahead and take another one, which he would happily do. Here we are, posing next to the pumpkin that the squirrels helped us carve...

I asked Henry to stand by the other pumpkin for a photo with Pete. As soon as Pete kneeled down Henry decided he had to 'pose' too. Note the Tootsie Roll Pops in each hand. When he took those from neighbor Bill he left his smaller sucker from the previous house in the bowl.
After a short break Sharon and the girls came over and we went back out to hit a few more houses. Henry loved running up to the doors with the girls (Pippi Longstocking and a Fall Fairy).
Then it was back to the house for the requisite candy counting and sorting and a lasagna dinner.
I was a little nervous about having enough candy, especially after Rob had been here, but we had plenty. Here are our leftovers:
After all of the excitement, Henry almost fell asleep in the bathtub. The good news is, he woke up bright-eyed this morning, and seems to have temporarily forgotten about candy! We'll see how long that lasts...