A Really Fun Halloween

Halloween wraps fear in innocence, As though it were a slightly sour sweet. Let terror, then, be turned into a treat... ~Nicholas Gordon, poemsforfree.com This year was the first year Grace really "got" Halloween. Last year she was only 2 1/2, dressed up as a kitten, and tired after about 10 houses. Last night, dressed as cute as could be in a Little Bo Peep costume she went from house to house to house, sometimes running, sometimes walking confidently with that funny stride she has with her elbows in the air. Never did she want to go home. We stayed out for an hour and this was perhaps one of my most memorable Halloweens too. I've never been one to go for suburbs, but last night, walking around in this burb was a blast. There were about 1000 kids and their parents wandering the streets. One family had set up a concert with animated skeltons in their front yard that were playing Grateful Dead music that could be heard around the block. Another family was in their driveway making Kettle Corn popcorn. One man had put a bunch of hay on a trailor and was pulling it around the neighbourhood with a four-wheeler giving hay rides. There was a true spirit of fun and family last night. Hooray for this neighbourhood for putting the fun back in Halloween.