Halloween Extended Sugar High

We had a fun Halloween week. On Wednesday, we had our ward (church) Trunk or Treat. The upper parking lot of our church was completely full of parents' and other ward members' cars. I think just about every Primary kid was there. I took four bags of candy, and only came home with three pieces! Needless to say, Ryan's bag was completely full. It was also fun to see that our little friend Quinn also dressed up as Davy Crockett.
On Thursday, Ryan's school had their Halloween parade. Thursday evening, Ryan attended the birthday party of his friend, Isaac. They had fun telling spooky stories and doing other fun Halloween-themed activities. We also made our annual Halloween visit to our next-door-neighbor, Darlene.

We have a few Halloween traditions. The care center where my Great-Uncle Jim and Great-Aunt Flora live have a trick-or-treat time in the afternoon. We stopped there to see them, and Ryan was thrilled that Amy was there visiting her grandma and grandpa. For those of you who haven't read this post, Amy is a former Miss Utah. Ryan is her biggest fan!
We left the care center, and went to the Main Street trick-or-treating. Not only is it fun walking up and down Main Street, there are also a lot of fun photo ops.
After Main Street, we went to Colonial Square. We like trick-or-treating there because of all of the non-candy items the merchants give. Most of them give coupons for their products and services. We also had fun visiting with our dentist, who is also our bishop.

We went to Rara and Papa's for dinner, and then Ryan had a new fun experience and break from our Halloween tradition. My dad is the bishop of a young adult singles' ward. His executive secretary is engaged. He and his fiancee asked if they could take Ryan trick-or-treating. They took Ry out for a couple of hours, and were thrilled to come home with their haul, including several king-sized candy bars! WOW! Every year, I "budget" Ryan's candy so he doesn't eat it all in a few days. We can usually stretch it out until Christmas!
Our final stop on Halloween night was to the home of our great friends, Jerry and Linda Davies. We only see them a couple of times a year, but we always make sure that we see them on Halloween. Jerry works for Hostess, and they give Twinkies and Ding Dongs for Halloween. They always make sure to send Ryan home with a whole bag of Twinkies and Ding Dongs.
The best part of the week was that Alice was released from Primary Children's Medical Center on Thursday! We are all so glad that she is back home. On Saturday, we went to Marc and Frances' for dinner and to see the girls. We hadn't seen Claire since Alice was admitted to the hospital. It was great to see them both together again. Claire has gotten so big! (Claire is the bunny, Alice is the kitty.)
Ryan took his costume so we could get a picture of all of the grandkids in their costumes. Aren't they adorable?