Festival of Candy

Well, the Harvest Festival came and went at our church and we were lucky enough to work one of the booths for all the little dressed up trick-or-treaters. In the beginning I was wondering why I signed up since the main point of our booth was throwing balls into buckets. The people working the booth had the joyous job of bending down and picking up each and every ball thrown by the kiddos. Luckily I worked with David Martinez who, during the hour we worked, picked up every single ball thrown. Toward the middle he stated that he felt like a chicken with all of the bobbing up and down and I had to agree. I think the only thing I was doing was blocking the pathway to first base with my overgrown tummy. I was so grateful that all I had to do was hand the balls out and tell them how much candy they had won.

Here's a picture of the booth, in the middle of the picture. While I worked the booth, Will took Tyler around the gym and tried to get him some candy. I think we left with a total of 6 pieces, 3 of which Tyler ate before we went back outside to see the animals. He loved the petting zoo and was very gentle with the bunnies.

Cousin Cheryl took Mikayla to "Candyland" at her dorm and Mikayla had so much fun. She left with so much candy I don't know what we're going to do with it all. I'll have to dispose of it somewhere, preferably not in my own stomach. I've already had my share of 3 musketeers and York Peppermint patties. When they're sitting on the counter, they're irresistible. We tried to get a picture of the two of them in their costumes but our top-of-the-line digital camera idiotically focused on the christmas lights in the background, not the children. I share my sentiments with Will but he is still convinced that it's user error and he has to set the settings differently. I just wanted a clear, nice picture and now I have none.

Tyler pointing at the pumpkin holding the candy, demanding more.

Cousin Cheryl in her Starbucks mug with the kids.

All in all, it was a great night. The kids actually got to bed at a reasonably hour, despite the sugar intake.