The Sunday before All Saints (Hallows) Day two interesting things happen. First our parish invites children to dress up as Saints for Mass. Second Manchester, where mom-in-law lives, has trick or treating in the afternoon. So what does that mean for us? It meant that Justin dressed up as his favorite Saint, St. Michael the Archangel. Justin is very much into St. Michael and fighting the devil. Catherine put on some scrubs and dressed up as
St. Gianna Molla (1922-1962), a physician, loving wife and mother.
Afterwards, Justin shed his wings and put on his cape, while Catherine lost the scrubs and dressed up as Strawberry Shortcake. Then it was off to see Grandma. And while Luke didn't dress up as a Saint this year, he did manage to get a Tigger costume on. The afternoon search for candy was great for taking pictures and video.
Tonight we will go out for some real Trick-or-Treating, and patiently wait for the great Feast of All Saints. It's still anyone's guess which super hero costume Justin will go for.
Saturday we braved the animal rights activists and went to the circus. I actually had a pleasant conversation with two ladies handing out literature... neither had yet decided whether or not she was pro[human]-life. Nice girls but they got a little defensive towards the end of our discourse. It was hard to get a close up of Catherine because the instant she sees the camera she wants to get behind it to take a picture. Luke slept in his sling most of the time but he did manage to catch a little bit of the action. Catherine liked the tigers the best, and Justin asked if we could come
