10/31 - Harvest Festival & Halloween Celebration Report

[betsyb]

We had a GREAT time together on the 31st - starting off with a gathering on the Community Center porch - admiring each other's costumes and sharing in an abundant potluck - what a FEAST! Halloween Celebrations continued with a costume parade and trick-or-treating for some - thanks to all who contributed to that effort = LOTS of candy!! Our costume contest was tough competition - judged by 2 local theater folks (Betsy's family - Justin Hopkins and Hayley Ryan) and a People's Choice prize. Winners were announced (see below) and received their Tiny Estates t-shirt prize. A bonfire with live music (Cody and Joseph - and others?) and s'mores finished off the evening. We were thankful the weather had cleared up after several days of rain, and the autumn chill didn't stop us - a good time was had by all!! We'll soon be sharing video clips from the evening - thanks to Neal Nilsen for his expert help with all that!
Tiny Estates first (Annual?!) Costume Contest Winners
Best Costume - Rory as Clown
Most original - Oliver as Captain Obvious
Best Partners & Funniest - Ariana & Joseph as Tanya Harding & her Mother (you figure out which was which!)
Best 'Twinsies'- Daniel & Mark as Narwhals
People's Choice (& Most Scientific): Clive as Robot

Any special moments you want to share? Feel free...
One of mine was seeing the special effort several made to provide delicious vegan dishes for those who prefer that choice...it takes a community for us all to enjoy the eats, right?!