Why you do Halloween?

I been seeing a few post that have some dishearting vibes about failed Halloweens. So I figured I would start this thread for a new angle.
Disclaimer: If you don't want to read the whole thing the last sentence sums it all up.

Why I Halloween. Well for me I have an Artistic side to me as well as a tinker side. Put them together and well Halloween just seems to Work out great for it. Prior to 2009 Halloween wasn't all that great for me. Sure I would hand out Candy and put up a decoration or two , take the kid ToTing, but it was never really any fun.

2009 I finally decorated some more and just descided to have fun with it. I mean why not? It's when i celebrate my Bday anyway. and well even with the little amount of props i had. neighbors came out they talked with us and had a good old time. If we had 20 ToT's that might have been a lot. Little did I know at the time one neighbor took it as "competion"

2010 We went big! Well for us anyway. I made Tombstones, dummies, and a spider web. With all the work involed it was FUN to do. the family was working together to make it fun and come alive. we still had about 20 ToTs.

2011 and 2012 we got bigger and more inventive. We had 150 ToTs in 2012 with people I reconized from the previous years Stalking my yard to see what I was going to do. We have teaser props up most of October then the 31 the dead comes alive. The Neighbors up and down the street started decorating.

2013 and 2014 We moved new location with More kids but not as much room to decorate. We built up what we could. the first year we underestimated the kids and ran out of candy. So we went around to check other haunts out. I went around the corner and found someone who something similiar to me. When I was talking to him he admitted to getting idea from my house! Awesome right? Became friends sharing ideas. 2014 I wasnt in to it then my kid Started decorating on her own. She asked me for help and I was drawn in again.

So the history lesson in this. Looking back at the friends I made doing Halloween, Hearing my kid refer to the smell of spraypaint as the smell of Halloween. Running around with the family. Creating and showing things. Learning new things every year. Making Slenderman scream built from scratch. The laughs we have when thinking about my little one scaring the crap out of a man five times her size, after he was smack talking. Or going to a haunted house dressed up and have the actors alittle mad because we are out doing them. Seeing that One kid who went and made his own costume Light up because he got the Huge candy bar.

I do Halloween for My family and the experiences we get out it. Sure ToT's are awesome to get and maybe sometimes it will bust. But the time with the family is what means the most.