Halloween 2009, Part 2: Pirate Rising

Through some bizarre local circumstances best left undisclosed, Mercer was able to Trick or Treat in New Jersey on Friday with Hanna, Aunt Becky, Grandpa, MeMa, and PaPa. Mercer got his robot costume dirty at the day care party, so he pulled a 360 and decided he wanted to be a pirate after all. Despite being a scallywag, Mercer followed cousin Hanna's lead on how to do Trick or Treating right. Mercer caught on very quickly, as he did last year. He loved running up and down the sidewalks with Hanna knocking on doors for loot. I was hoping his costume would fetch a hearty stash of grog, but Mercer seems happy with his Tootsie Pops.

Mercer even invented a new way to hold your bag of loot to keep both hands free!