Halloween Craziness

This was our first year actually trick-or-treating. Before last year, they were too young to care. Last year, we had so many parties and the trunk-or-treat that they were over it by the time it was Halloween night. I was pretty excited to take them out and have realized that I am more competitive than I previously thought! They were getting done and I kept dragging them on and rushing to houses--no diddle-daddling for me! At one point, I even carried Reag's shoes so she would stop complaining. I know, barefoot....gross!!!!! I had planned to do our neighborhood then go to the richies down the street, but their pumpkins were way loaded and they were tired after ours so we decided to call it quits. And earlier in the day, we had to deal with this.......

Nick had the day off and was working on his dirt bike all day trying to get it started. His cousin was coming up and wanted to go for a short ride before trick-or-treating. Well, to make a long story short, they decided to pull start his bike with the car and a rope. They have done it before so no big deal. And of course it's okay that he was in shorts and flip flops with no helmet, because he was just in front of the house, duh! (insert sarcastic wife comments here) Needless to say, I'm on my way home and get a call that starts with "Chels, don't freak out. Nick's ok, just hurt his leg a little". Thanks for the heads up Loke!! She was sweet to call so I didn't walk in and see the craziness. Nick was tore up! Andrew and his Bro-in-law were trying to get all the gravel and dirt out. We debated taking him to the hospital because we honestly didn't think the hole (yes I said HOLE in his leg--where the peg went in) could be stitched. It was really jagged and most of the skin gone and way deep. He said it felt numb, so we decided we better take him in! 15 stitches later, a cool new "W" on his leg and a tetnis shot and we were out the door ready to trick-or-treat. Crazily, Nick walked around the whole neighborhood with us all night. He didn't want to let us down. I was WAY impressed. His entire right arm and leg was hamburger and still no time off work or anything. He's pretty tough!