HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

The girls at Darden waiting for Mark to get out of class so that they can go trick-or-treating. Jane obviously has other ideas of what she'd rather be doing instead of taking pictures.
The UVA Lawn
Millie on the front porch swing in her mermaid pose. We loved the wig, she didn't, so we compromised. She happily donned it so I could get some pictures, and then she didn't have to wear it trick-or-treating. It's especially poofy because she while we were trying to get it to work, she kept pulling it off.
A sweet Ariel, without the wig.
Abby was in seventh heaven all day.
Mark was able to coax a smile from Jane even though she was under the weather.
The girls playing in the leaves on our way home from trick-or-treating.

Halloween this year was one of those great days! We had so much fun all day long. In the morning Abby, Jane, Mark, and I went to the Darden Halloween Party where the students and staff lined the courtyard for the kids to go trick-or-treating (forgot my camera). We then met Mark in the early afternoon to head over to trick-or-treat on UVA's Lawn. This is such a great UVA tradition! The Lawn is the quad behind the original Thomas Jefferson-designed UVA rotunda and is surrounded by collonaded walkways that lead to the original dorms (if I've got my facts right). Students and staff sit in each of the doorways and hand out candy. It's a madhouse, but a great one-stop-shop for trick-or-treating (the kids were able to get a serious haul in about 40 minutes) and it all happens while it's still light outside! It was a golden fall evening and such a festive atmosphere. I then took Millie to a party at her friend from school's house where she had a great time decorating pumpkins and goody bags and, of course, eating more treats!