Halloween Fun

Hi Everyone,
This post will be mostly pics from Halloween, and the lazy morning after Halloween.  (The kids here have a week-long, mid-term break overlapping Halloween.  Isn't that a great idea!?!)

Connor's "totally into the Middle Ages," as he puts it, so went as a knight. And of course, anticipating mini-Connor would want to be a mini-knight, I dressed him appropriately.  ;)

 At Connor's friend's Luke's house, with Luke's sister, Elizabeth.

 Bringing the Halloween Party back home for our roasted sausages tradition.  

 Fireworks and bonfires are a big part of celebrations here.  Ronan was a bit scared.  But the stores also sell Chinese laterns, which you light and release into the sky.  

We thought they were really cool, so we bought several.

 Our own private bonfire.

 Trying to light the bonfire proved super tricky because it was so windy.

 Fly away, latern, fly away!

 But after several false starts--including one trip into our back porch!-- the latern finally settled onto our clothes line.  Not such a good place for it; we had to take it down in the end.  Oh well, another night. ;)

 Playing Connor's version of LEGO Heroica the morning after.

On All Soul's Day, November 1st, David came over and we enjoyed a traditional tea cake made with lots of raisins, called Barm Brac.  (Did I spell that right?)

Hope you had a good Halloween, too.  Cheers, everyone!  :)