Category: Family

Both kids decided to go with scarier costumes this year - Sean's was so scary that we decided to get him a different one for school so he wouldn't freak out the Kindergarteners. He made at least one little girl cry during Trick-or-Treat last night - not on purpose, of course. And when I was putting on Carter's face paint she kept stressing that she wanted me to make sure there was 'blood' dripping down from her mouth. So much for the days of princesses and Pokemon!

"You didn't have the internet when you were a kid? Wow - that sounds like a pretty boring life."

- Something my son just said to me

Yesterday we headed out to Cider Hill Farm to pick out some pumpkins for carving - and of course I had to avail myself of some warm cider donuts. It's a good thing we only go there once a year, or I would get twice as chubby on those things!

Lori, Dad, and I rode our bikes from Epping to Manchester today along the Rockingham Recreation Trail - about 18.5 miles total. A sunnier day would have been nice to really make the foliage pop, but it was still a very nice ride.

Lori took the kids to the Stone Zoo while I was away for the weekend hiking. She said it was fun for the kids - but we've been spoiled now by the world-class zoo in San Diego.