It being Halloween, we had pumpkin seeds ../../../Sabbat/10.31.01Halloween//PA310255 and Suzanne was wearing her standard issue teacher's Halloween sweater ../../../Sabbat/10.31.01Halloween//PA310256 while the candy lay in wait ../../../Sabbat/10.31.01Halloween//PA310257 and the orange flowers ../../../Sabbat/10.31.01Halloween//PA310258 gave the colors of the season along with the pumpkin tray ../../../Sabbat/10.31.01Halloween//PA310259 and the Cyclops pumpkin ../../../Sabbat/10.31.01Halloween//PA310260 guarding our house.

I drove to Johnson park school and parked ../../../Sabbat/10.31.01Halloween//PA310261 along the road. I walked up to the school ../../../Sabbat/10.31.01Halloween//PA310262 ../../../Sabbat/10.31.01Halloween//PA310263 and paused for a picture to add to my ../../../Sabbat/10.31.01Halloween//PA310264 signage collection. Inside the school was Benjamin's cat picture (upper right) ../../../Sabbat/10.31.01Halloween//PA310265 which didn't do well at close range. ../../../Sabbat/10.31.01Halloween//PA310266 There were also the gates of learning. ../../../Sabbat/10.31.01Halloween//PA310267 and I wanted a chance to Ask the Scientist ../../../Sabbat/10.31.01Halloween//PA310268 but he wasn't there. Elena from down the street was there ../../../Sabbat/10.31.01Halloween//PA310269 as was Kaylen's day ../../../Sabbat/10.31.01Halloween//PA310270 who must have a name and Doris Shea ../../../Sabbat/10.31.01Halloween//PA310271 and the Steinhardt's. ../../../Sabbat/10.31.01Halloween//PA310272

Then it was time for the parade to start. As Dr. Ginsburg introduced the parade ../../../Sabbat/10.31.01Halloween//PA310273 this lady with the funny hair appeared ../../../Sabbat/10.31.01Halloween//PA310274 and soon we saw Benjamin's class approached led by his teacher and her dog. ../../../Sabbat/10.31.01Halloween//PA310275 They got closer ../../../Sabbat/10.31.01Halloween//PA310276 and then Benjamin appeared behind the ninjas ../../../Sabbat/10.31.01Halloween//PA310277 He turned to see what his teacher was saying ../../../Sabbat/10.31.01Halloween//PA310278 ../../../Sabbat/10.31.01Halloween//PA310279 and then posed for the cameras ../../../Sabbat/10.31.01Halloween//PA310280 ../../../Sabbat/10.31.01Halloween//PA310281 a few times. Next I scanned his class ../../../Sabbat/10.31.01Halloween//PA310282 and got a picture of Alice Barfield, Parker's mom ../../../Sabbat/10.31.01Halloween//PA310283 and then a few of Benjamin's back ../../../Sabbat/10.31.01Halloween//PA310284 ../../../Sabbat/10.31.01Halloween//PA310285 ../../../Sabbat/10.31.01Halloween//PA310286 sometimes with people passing by. Betsy Ie ../../../Sabbat/10.31.01Halloween//PA310287 asked where the magician was. The Queen of Hearts walked by ../../../Sabbat/10.31.01Halloween//PA310288 and Benjamin got ready to march back ../../../Sabbat/10.31.01Halloween//PA310289 as Suzanne posed with Elena ../../../Sabbat/10.31.01Halloween//PA310290 with Kurren's mother ../../../Sabbat/10.31.01Halloween//PA310291 in the background. We caught a few pictures of Carlotta with her teacher Sue Heller ../../../Sabbat/10.31.01Halloween//PA310292 ../../../Sabbat/10.31.01Halloween//PA310293 and then the witches appeared ../../../Sabbat/10.31.01Halloween//PA310294 and marched by ../../../Sabbat/10.31.01Halloween//PA310295 followed by some odd costumes ../../../Sabbat/10.31.01Halloween//PA310296 ../../../Sabbat/10.31.01Halloween//PA310297 ../../../Sabbat/10.31.01Halloween//PA310298

We watched the fifth graders practice with their letters that spelled out the school slogans in this post-9/11 world. ../../../Sabbat/10.31.01Halloween//PA310299 ../../../Sabbat/10.31.01Halloween//PA310300 ../../../Sabbat/10.31.01Halloween//PA310301 before going back to Benjamin's class ../../../Sabbat/10.31.01Halloween//PA310302 ../../../Sabbat/10.31.01Halloween//PA310303 and finally getting a good picture of Hot Dog ../../../Sabbat/10.31.01Halloween//PA310304 The slogans began with fairness ../../../Sabbat/10.31.01Halloween//PA310305 then respect ../../../Sabbat/10.31.01Halloween//PA310306 and citizenship ../../../Sabbat/10.31.01Halloween//PA310307 while the kids watched ../../../Sabbat/10.31.01Halloween//PA310308 and then caring, ../../../Sabbat/10.31.01Halloween//PA310309 responsibility ../../../Sabbat/10.31.01Halloween//PA310310 and trustworthiness ../../../Sabbat/10.31.01Halloween//PA310311 Ian watched Dr. Ginsburg ../../../Sabbat/10.31.01Halloween//PA310312 as they began to march back ../../../Sabbat/10.31.01Halloween//PA310313 and we caught a glancing picture of Carlotta ../../../Sabbat/10.31.01Halloween//PA310314 and Benjamin's teacher ../../../Sabbat/10.31.01Halloween//PA310315 passing by on their way back to the classroom.

Once in the classroom we saw Benjamin's desk ../../../Sabbat/10.31.01Halloween//PA310316 at his table ../../../Sabbat/10.31.01Halloween//PA310317 Then, the magic tricks began. Suzanne got together a table of kids, ../../../Sabbat/10.31.01Halloween//PA310318 sat with them ../../../Sabbat/10.31.01Halloween//PA310319 and started to deal the cards ../../../Sabbat/10.31.01Halloween//PA310320 she built cards that added to 10 ../../../Sabbat/10.31.01Halloween//PA310321 then some more ../../../Sabbat/10.31.01Halloween//PA310322 and even more as Benjamin watched by her side. ../../../Sabbat/10.31.01Halloween//PA310323 Next, she put one in the deck ../../../Sabbat/10.31.01Halloween//PA310324 and then the rest ../../../Sabbat/10.31.01Halloween//PA310325 and she started to deal out 4 piles of cards ../../../Sabbat/10.31.01Halloween//PA310326 She moved a card here ../../../Sabbat/10.31.01Halloween//PA310327 and then a card there ../../../Sabbat/10.31.01Halloween//PA310328 and then a final move ../../../Sabbat/10.31.01Halloween//PA310329 and turned up one 10 ../../../Sabbat/10.31.01Halloween//PA310330 and magically everything she turned up was a 10. ../../../Sabbat/10.31.01Halloween//PA310331 Finally, she showed the kids the cards to prove that it wasn't just a deck of 10's. ../../../Sabbat/10.31.01Halloween//PA310332