Aiden had his heart set on being Lenny the Guiniea Pig for Halloween this year. For the uninitiated, Lenny is one of three "WonderPets" (the others being Tuck the turtle and Ming-Ming the duckling) who fly around in an upturned frisbee (flyboat) saving animals in trouble. Aiden also had his heart set on Dadoo dressing up as Tuck and Mamoo as Ming-Ming, but he had to settle for t-shirts in turtle green and duckling yellow on that account. Still, we braved the windy, drizzly Halloween night as a spirited WonderPets threesome and returned home with a pumpkinfull of candy.
We carved pumpkins...
And raked leaves on Halloween Day...
The best part of Halloween in New London is the Haunted Forest Trail, which leaves across the street from our house. From 5 to 6:30 it's geared for little ones, with the ghouls and spooks holding bowls of candy out instead of jumping out from behind trees wielding scepters and bloody skulls. Aiden led us (Lenny is the leader of the WonderPets, after all) through the spooky forest where we emerged on the veggie fields of Spring Ledge Farm. Tractor hay-rides transported us to the main farm building, where popcorn and hot cider awaited. From there we completed the trick-or-treat loop through a small subdivision and back to our house, just before the skies opened up and it started to pour. Halloween perfection.
2 comments:
Lenny saves the day and is rewarded in candy. Halloween doesnt get any better than that!
I heard the scariest costumes up in New Hampshire were of evil eyed smoke detectors. Scary stuff. Maybe Aiden has the right idea to be wary of them.
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