Austen went trick-or-treating in Metuchen with Mama and Dada, dressed up as Snow White with a fancy fur coat on top (it was chilly!). We saw lots of other kids dressed up, some younger and some much older. Some houses were very docorated and Austen pointed out when they had a “biiiig pumpkin” or if they had a mummy or skeleton, she mentioned how that was a “scaaary house.” Towards the end of the night, Austen was getting tired so Dada carried her around to the last few houses before returning home with her stash.
Dada thought some of the ‘kids’ were old enough to be considered a posse when walking around in a group. Surely they could scrounge up a few dollars to just buy their own candy but Dada guessed it was more of a social activity. Then, Dada recalled being in his own posse and doing some not-so-nice things but that’s another blog entry…