I hate Halloween.

It is the dumbest holiday ever.  I can't wait until it's over.  I can't wait until my kids outgrow it and don't want to dress up anymore.

But I do like to see all the cute little dressed up kids saying "trick or treat" at my door.

And we have a whole street in our neighborhood where they go crazy and decorate.  Strobe lights, fog machines, scary music, the works.  Scares the heck out of the kids.  That's fun.  And mean.

I have these neighbors, who grew up in this country, and they just don't celebrate Halloween.  Their kids have never dressed up or gone trick or treating.  I, honestly, never knew this was even an option.  When I had kids, I just assumed that we would always celebrate Halloween.  I mean, my dislike for the holiday only started as an adult.  When I was a kid, I loved Halloween as much as the next kid.

I'm thinking my neighbors have the right idea.  But then again, this is one of those things that could potentially make you "weird" amongst your friends as you grow up.  I don't want to do that to my kids.  Plus, some of our fondest memories looking back at our childhoods always involves Halloween.  I want to give that to my kids.

So I guess I'll continue to do the Halloween thing for my current kids but if I have anymore babies, they're SOL!

Oh, It's the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown is on tonight at 8pm EST.  Come on, who didn't love watching that as a kid?