What is Important to Peter

We had a crazy fun time celebrating Halloween. For the 6th year running (at least) the dads and our kids collected out front: Kids in full costume, dads toting wine and beer and The Cous' dragging the beverage cart. Laura and Dave joined us this year as well as Kevin's sister Beth and her young daughters from Spain. It started off with all kids descending on the same house together. Then they quickly it spread out like a marathon race with the more aggressive kids at the front. We dads worked a zone defense armed with cell phones to make sure no child was left behind or lost--this would have been difficult to explain to the wives upon returning from the hunt. The wives, by the way, all stayed back at their respective homes handing out candy. Paper bags or plastic pumpkins are no longer good enough. Pillow cases are the "bag" of choice now among discerning trick-or-treaters. It won't tear, it holds more and it's easy to sling over your shoulder when it starts to weigh up to 5lb. (I'm not kidding). It's amazing how much candy can be amassed in such a short time. Tired and hungry we all returned to our house at 8pm for homemade split pea soup and delivered pizza--wives now all there. There was a mass frenzy of candy trading as the 8 seat square dining room table. Adults enjoyed wine, beer and, of course, one another's company. Now what to do with all this candy......! A few pictures.