Halloween 2012

Under the threat of days without power and a delayed Halloween for the second consecutive year, we survived Hurricane Sandy with no interruptions, thankfully (much of the state did not). Halloween happened as planned on 10/31, and I was busy carving my final pumpkin well into the trick-or-treating period. Fortunately, I had several days at home babysitting my son which afforded the numerous hours (20+) needed to create this year's pumpkins.  This year, I invested in more advanced carving tools, which helped, but I will need years of additional practice to be able to use them efficiently.  This was Evan's third Halloween, and his first where he began to recognize the attraction of Halloween to children: free candy for wearing a costume and saying "trick-or-treat, " and "thank you."  He's still not a fan of dressing up, but he gets over it after a few pieces of candy :-)