in which the bryants join the circus

The Ringmaster
The Bearded Lady
The Clown
and
The Strong Man

Will was adorable. He's been practicing his "Trick or treat! Happy Halloween!" phrase several times a day so he had it down to a fine art of cuteness. He was also very polite, only taking one piece of candy and saying thanks. He had a splendid time and then came home and proceeded to count his candy (he mostly chose suckers), ate three pieces before bedtime and then promptly fell asleep as I read him And Then Comes Halloween. Fritz happily wore his costume until he wasn't happy anymore so he went to bed after thoroughly stroking my beard a few times during his bedtime feeding.

P.S. David is taking 3/4 of Will's Halloween candy to work tomorrow (fingers crossed he doesn't notice in the morning). I left Will a few pieces of chocolate, a couple of suckers, an eye patch, a pencil and a few bags of Annie's Cheddar Bunnies. I love when people give stuff that's non-candy. I need to do that next year.