My Conan had a fabulous time greeting all of the children tonight. I was pleasantly surprised when he wore his outfit for over an hour! When some of the children saw Conan, they were more interested in petting him than getting candy. We did have a few 15/16 year olds. I really think that next year I will have an age limit for candy. I really don't think teenagers need to participate in a kid holiday.
This year Rodney and I underestimated the amount of children we would have. Last year we purchased four BIG bags of candy and maybe handed out two bags. This year we purchased three small bags and after 30 minutes I was having to use my ring pops that are reserved for pretty pretty princesses AKA Abby. Rodney and I started going through our pantry for miscellaneous items to hand out. After much thought, Rodney and I remembered yogurt covered pretzels we got from my mother a few months back. We had about 25 of these bags of pretzels and they soon became the hit in the neighborhood. Rodney speaking to one of the kids, "because you showed up late, I don't have candy, but I do have yogurt covered pretzels." The kid, "cool, I am showing up to your house late every year!" How funny!! I love the way kids act on Halloween. It is such a fun holiday!!
