Halloween....

Logan woke up this morning so incredibly excited realizing that Halloween was this week.  He began telling stories as Kaden and Lucas woke up.  It was nearly 6:30 and I had already ran 7 miles on the treadmill, lifted, cleaned and had breakfast cooked (the awesomeness of insomnia!) He was in the middle of a story about the one time that Pappy and Grammy came to hand out candy at our old house and he was SO scary!

It was the first time I remembered my dad ever dressing up for Halloween.  And it is a memory that is apparently going to carry on forever in my baby's mind.  That and how much he wished pappy had done it again after that.

That year, my mom and dad were going to a party after, but they had always come to my house to hand out candy so I could take the boys trick or treating and still have candy at my house.  This particular year, dad was elated that one child made the trek up our cul-d-sac road.  (actually he was annoyed he didn't just go trick or treating with us.) 

So anyway, we are getting ready to go, and there is a knock at the door.  Of course Logan (almost 5 at the time) goes RUNNING to get it because PAPPY IS HERE!!!!!!....except my dad looked like the grim reaper....or something.  And he wasn't talking.  He was DEAD silent - Logan kept saying, "Pappy, is that you??" Then Logan backed up....far...and Pappy just slowly, very slowly taking one step forward.  One after another.  I started to get scared.  My mom wasn't visible and I was starting to freak out we opened the door to a lunatic expecting my dad.  It felt like an eternity, Logan because crying, I was freaking out and picked up the phone to call 911, Lucas (just under 1) was absolutely terrified crawling/screaming away. 

That man let this go on until I had almost completely dialed 911, the boys and I had ran to the "big" room and slammed the door (which of course didn't shut/lock properly) my back was pressed against it....And then I hear the voice "HAHA Kristi Eileen you are so incredibly gulible.  Kris, get out here, open the door and let Pappy hug the boys!!"  I swear - it's funny now, but in that moment, going from happy dad was there to scared literally shitless to relieve in a matter of minutes. 

But the boys loved it.  Well Logan.  Lucas still doesn't remember it, but will pretend he does.  Like he does with most of the stories about Pappy.  Kaden and Lucas will tell stories.  Lucas more so.  "remember that time" well no, buddy, I don't because it didn't happen.  But I don't say that.  I just repeat, Pappy loved us all very much.  And he absolutely LOVED Halloween.  Miss him almost more than anything in this world.