Norwegian Halloween

For some reason, there have been more kids than usual running around the house lately.

Katie and Isaac work on coloring a Halloween picture of Winnie the Pooh.

The kids all got the chance to go trick-or-treating for Halloween.  We've never actually done it before back home in Texas.  We've always gone to trunk-or-treat parties, so we never got the door-to-door experience.  We pushed the clocks back on Sunday night, so it was dark here by 5:30.  Sam's friend Adrian came over and they hit the streets with Katie through the neighborhood.  I took Grace and Isaac to trick-or-treat at the houses of the neighbors we know.

Things are a bit different here than in the U.S. People aren't so hyper about the candy being wrapped.  Many people hand out unwrapped candy or nuts or fruit.  Also, many of the homes are multifamily dwellings, so it's a bit of a gamble as to which doorbell push will result in successful reaping of candy.

We had quite a few trick-or-treaters visit our house.  We pretty much depleted our candy bowl.  As Dave pointed out, Norwegian candy is a bit wacky.  For instance, one candy is called Violets.  It looks like Sweettarts but it tastes like you are eating perfume.  Blech.  Another favorite of Norwegians is salted black licorice.  Yuck, yuck, and yuck.  Chocolate they do well, but most stuff beyond that is unpredictable.

The kids noshing on their candy post-trick-or-treating (while looking at a website dedicated to guns for Lego figures - sigh) 

Isaac has a lollipop glow. 

Grace doing a chocolate dance.

I joined a knitting club at the international school.  Our first project is ragg socks.  I have started mine a few times - I keep magically introducing extra stitches.  I need to diagnose my technique issues.  Where is Tina when I need her?