Open dat! Open dat!

Today the Halloween festivities begin. I feel like we've all been on a sugar high since October 1st. We loaded up on sugar at the High School Parade, then last weekend we went to the YMCA Carnival. I didn't dress my kids up because, well, I'm lazy. I figured taking 4 kids (plus Ethan's friend) was enough good Mothering for the day. The kids played loads of games, and collected loads of candy. Except Landon. All he did was eat candy. Every time he got a piece he'd hold it up to me and yell "Open Dat!" as loud as he could so I would for sure hear him. His bag never filled up because every piece was placed directly in his mouth. After 15 minutes of perpetual eating he started to spin in circles and then flop down on the floor in hysterical laughter. Sugar is a funny thing. My kids all had a good time.

Tonight our church is hosting a trunk-or-treat party. Tomorrow is the actual day of Halloween so we'll get to costume up once again and load up with candy. This sugar high is going to last well until Thanksgiving. Lucky for me I will miss the worst of it because the morning of November 1st I'm headed to New York City. That's New York City as in Manhattan in the state of New York. All alone with my mom and sister Katelyn. 5 days. Food. Broadway. Shopping. Enough fun to hopefully get me through the long winter filled with board study, senior papers, and just basic anesthesia detail.