Going Candy Crazy
There's something about Halloween that kids like me really love. It's partly the trick or treating, but it's also the spookiness of it all. It's a chance for us to get dressed up in the scariest costumes we can find, which Mum wouldn't let us wear any other time of the year.
William and me had been counting down to this Halloween for weeks, and by the time it came around the entrance to our house was decorated with bats, skulls and gravestones. And when the sun set, it got downright frightful...
Both of us needed new costumes this year, and I'd already decided I was going to be a grim reaper. But there were so many great masks that I ended up buying three of them! This would be one grim reaper who could change from a demon, to a ghostface, to an illuminated scary-face-thing.
William wasn't sure what to go as, but when we were looking through costumes in the shop, one really stood out - the creepy clown. So with our pumpkin baskets in hand, we set off on the big trick or treat candy hunt.
We had high hopes after last year's haul of goodies, but this year was even better. We walked and drove around streets, visiting houses and collecting candy as we went, and after about an hour and a half our baskets were full. William was having to squish his candies down to fit more in.
The massive pile of lollies, chocolate and gum would keep us going for ages. Except that I know I'm going to need to start wearing braces from the beginning of December, so that only gives me until the end of November to eat them all. Okay then - challenge accepted!
