That's how many trick-or-treaters (or, as Greg calls them, Halloweenies) we had visit our house in a 2 hour period last night. Yes, we do count them, something my family has always done. I know a lot of people who get no trick-or-treaters at all, or who get maybe 20-40 kids. We get a LOT of kids, partially because we live on a cul de sac and partially because we live in the depths of suburbia. Nonetheless, we were glad to see them.
Greg did his normal decorating job outside, black light for the porch light, strobes, creepy music, fog machine, and full size mummy. Thanks to Cindy, we gave away hundreds of Beanie Babies before we started giving out candy.
The reactions to my announcement that we were giving away Beanie Babies this year were priceless. Greg was a little afraid that the older kids and boys would not be thrilled to get a toy instead of candy, but he was grossly mistaken. At times, we had 10 or so kids just standing under the lights at the end of the front walkway, exclaiming and comparing which Beanie Baby they had gotten. Thank you very much, Cindy. It was very cool to share those with all of those happy kids.
Our two children did a satisfactory job bringing home an assortment of sugar-filled items. Now we just have to wait until the sugar rush wears off each evening and they fall into exhausted sleep, then IT'S FAIR GAME ON THE MILKY WAYS!
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