Boo!

Every year around Halloween our neighbors BOO each other.  In past years, I've been the one to go & BOO a couple of neighbors after we've been BOOed.  The girls were young & just didn't 'get' the whole idea of BOOing someone.  But not this year!  Last week we were BOOed & I was so excited to take the girls out last night to BOO a couple of our neighbor friends.

After the girls left the pumpkin on the porches, I had them get a head start running away before I rang the doorbell.  House #1 went off without a hitch.  We left the pumpkin, the girls started to run, I rang the doorbell & then ran & caught up with the girls.  House #2, however, didn't quite go as planned.  All of the lights were off in the house so I told the girls we were going to knock this time just in case they were asleep (highly doubtful since it was only 7 pm but you never know).  After the girls put the pumpkin down & starting running away, I heard a little knock on the door, on the INSIDE of the door.  I look up & who do I see?!  The adorable little 4-year old boy that lives there.  Ha!  Busted!  

As we were walking home, I asked the girls if they had fun.  Ashby enthusiastically shouted YES!  But in true Kennedy fashion, she said she didn't like the 'boo game' & that she didn't like that she had to leave the pumpkins.  Crabby Kennedy, as I called her, was upset that she didn't get to keep the candy for herself.  So on the way home we had a little lesson on the importance of giving.  She still wasn't liking what I had to say, but Marc insists they had a good talk before bed about how it is nice to share with others & how it isn't all about getting from others, but it is important to give too.

Such a fun activity to do with the girls!  And I hope our neighbors enjoy their pumpkin of goodies!