Happy Halloween

I am taking a short break from the chronicles of our Trip to Italy to share a few photos from our Halloween celebrations here in Wexford.

First, for the first time ever, I succumbed to buying silly costumes for the dogs. I'm turning into one of those crazy pet owners who treat their dogs like children. I guess this is what comes from living alone. Thank goodness Chris has moved back home. Maybe he will be able to stem this tide (but maybe not). Of course, the dogs showed themselves to be more sensible than their owner. They would have none of their costumes (which were only a couple of hats, after all!).

They kept trying to shake them off. So, getting pictures was a challenge. Only Darcy showed himself to be mildely cooperative. Darcy always has been the more gullible of the two.

Second, Chris went to a Halloween party and literally threw his costume together on Saturday morning. Here he is -- all "costumed" up. Can you guess what he is? There are two options: (1) with the hat, he's one of the ______ _________; or (2) without the hat, he is one of the ____ __ _______.

Third, we were expecting some company this Halloween night. Lisa & family were coming to

town to visit Nick and would be staying with us for the night. So I made a cake for the occasion. It was a just a boxed cake mix (a carrot cake), but I had some fun decorating. Pictured below is the result.

And finally, we had a few Trick-or-Treaters stop by -- actually more than a few. I think we had more this year than any other year that we've lived here in the Huntington Woods plan. I stopped counting once we began to approach 100. My best guess is that we had between 120 and 130 kids at the front door. All I really know for sure is that I have very little candy left -- which is such a good thing because now I am not "forced" to eat the leftovers!

Anyway, it was a very pleasant Halloween here in Wexford, and I hope yours was too!