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Celebrating Traditions Give Our Lives Meaning
Grandchildren help.
Sometimes we forget about the innocence of childhood. I am fortunate enough to live within 30 minutes of my eldest son and his family. The granddaughters are 3 and 6 years old and the excitement of Halloween this year was palpable.
We went to the pitch to watch both girls play soccer, if you can call what the 3-year-olds do playing soccer, Then we went back to their house to have dinner and get ready to go out trick or treating.
Halloween
The plan for Halloween this year was for mum and dad to go out with the girls to places they knew or places with minimal contact. The grandparents would stay at home and give out the candy.
We had a table put out in front of the steps to the door and laid the candy out for the children.
We are fortunate that they live in a neighborhood filled with children of all ages. Our job was to check the table and refill as needed. I was so surprised to see that all the children only took the sets of 2 tiny candy bars each. By the end of the evening, we had only a few candy bars left.
At first, I felt this beat getting up every few minutes to answer the doorbell but I really missed seeing the little children so excited in their costumes. I can’t wait to…
