I can vaguely remember the days when I’d dress up in a costume and gallivant around the neighborhood  begging neighbors for free handouts.  I was pretty young when I gave it up, I’d say it was fifth or sixth grade when I realized that my parents often bought way too much candy for Halloween and my father would declare Marshall Law in the Austin household and ration my haul out over several weeks while sneaking a few of the commandeered supplies for himself.

As I look back on tonight, Batman and his sidekick Super Cooper had a great time going house to house asking for candy and, though exhausted at the end, we all survived the evening.  This was the first year where I’d say Ry really got the full Halloween experience.  He was scared when he was supposed to be (Skeletons in bushes) and happy with the free candy.  Coop, well he didn’t have a clue but he was pretty vocal about it anyway.  Check back tomorrow for a great video of him “flying” in his Superman costume.  All in all, a great night and a great way to spend the evening with the family.  Like many other things in parenthood, reliving these days through the eyes of your children is pretty cool.