Adventures from Chez Wills East: Happy Halloween!

October is a favorite time of year at our house, and we enjoyed many seasonal festivities.

Goblins in the Garden

Our annual outing to Holden Arboretum didn't disappoint. They do a fabulous job with the activities and decorations.

Instead of a sandbox, they had a corn
kernel box. Much cleaner!

Let the wild rumpus start!

Got the front seat on the wagon ride

Petting the "doggie"

Pumpkin Picking

At Ainsley's request, we picked out pumpkins from Patterson's Fruit Farm this year. Her Pre-K class went to Patterson's on a field trip, and Ainsley was delighted to show us around the place!

We usually get our pumpkins at Mulberry Corners, where the "engagement ring" pumpkin was procured some 11 years ago. But with a growing family comes new traditions, which we are happy to embrace!

In a sea of mums

So many pumpkins

These look good, plus a little one for baby brother,
who was still 6 days from being born

Beautiful view

Relaxing

Boo at the Zoo

The weather was perfect this year, and Ainsley & Daddy had a great time at the zoo. They watched several cool performances.

The blushing bride

Cellists in the wolf den

Beachwood Place

Ainsley went trick-or-treating at Beachwood mall, where many stores handed out treats. This is a fun way for the kids to wear costumes without concern for the weather.

Halloween Parade

This was Ainsley's last year for the parade at The Kiddie Company. All the classes in her daycare/preschool parade around the building to receive treats at various stations. It's so much fun to see how excited all the kids get.

Pre-K 1 after the parade

Happy Halloween!

And the big day finally arrived! There was a slight drizzle during trick-or-treat, but that didn't stop us from enjoying the fun on the spookiest night of the year!