First off, thanks for the sweet comments on the jack-o-lantern oranges and the costume. I've reached new heights of blogging laziness not replying to comments when there are only three but still, love 'em. And the costume comments got Biscuit back on board with the most adorable costume ever and now she's planning to be a vampire next year.
An aside, in discussing Halloween with a 6-year-old on the phone today Biscuit described vampires as "scary" and "they bite people" and also, "they don't have very much blood so they suck it out of other people." Clearly she's familiar with the canon.
Trick-or-treating was a short lived affair. After visiting our two friends in the neighborhood and a few other houses Biscuit wanted to race home to give out candy. She sorted it and grouped it and after getting over a bout of shyness started dropping the carefully selected candy combos into the bags. The only tears were shed when she had to go to bed before the candy was gone.
Eight houses yields precisely 16 pieces of candy. Biscuit was thrilled she had "so much" candy and promptly ate 3 pieces last night. One in her snack today and she was down to 12. I told her she could eat all she wanted today and anything she didn't eat I'd throw away OR she could have one piece/day until it was gone. You're going to be shocked....she opted for the former. She's not big on delayed gratification.

I taught her the intricacies of pixie stick consumption, stole a corner of a mini Twix and within an hour or so one banana dum dum and a Twizzler had been trashed all everything was gone. She was hyper all night. Any relation? By the way, does anyone like Twizzlers? I think they are the grossest things ever and even Biscuit was so unimpressed she tossed it. Who buys these nasty pieces of plastic?
So, HOORAY for not having to fight about Halloween candy.
Meanwhile, I'm still working on the secret mommy stash of candy we bought ostensibly to hand out and Mr. H is giving himself a sore jaw chomping through the roasted pumpkin seeds.
No complaints about this Halloween.