halloween begins

A generally rainy weekend filled with the domestic duties that the changing seasons can bring. Friday evening was the only part of the weekend that was fit to be outside and we managed to make the most of it. The Heritage Hill, just a block or two away, had the first night of trick or treating. We met some family friends there just before supper time and gave it a go. Merrick managed to return home with only a single jaw-breaker haven eaten his take as it came. Sophia in her gracious way gladly shared with him on Saturday morning. The weather was crisp but sunny and an pretty nice fall evening with the smell of wood smoke in the air. Merrick was a 1920's gangster complete with tommy gun and Sophia went as a Flapper girl, so it was a very thematic outing. We ended the evening with pizza and laughs at a friends house and the kids drifting off to sleep asking about when the next trick or treating was going to be--it will be Thursday, followed by Friday and then finally Sunday night.