{Halloween was out of this world}

Some snippets of our Halloween this year. Our traditional Spooky Dinner wasn't anything fancy, but it happened and that counts for a lot this year .... Spider Guts (shredded BBQ Chicken), Pumpkin Vomit (Guacamole) and Jack O Lantern Floats (orange Fanta with ice cream)

Carving pumpkins from our garden

All lit up!

Mark, Kim, Kars, Emm

There was celebrating at school

Especially in 4th grade;)

love that we have parents just hanging out in the back

Popcorn Bar!!

Evening was spent getting ready for Trick or Treating. This was the first year in 20 that we didn't do some sort of Downtown/Community Trick or Treat .... very strange feeling. The weather was kinda yucky on Halloween, so Emmrey wasn't super anxious to go downtown (+ she's getting a little past the age that it is designed for). We planned for a big crowd, but the cold temps let us down. We didn't get nearly as many as we have before. Why can't we live somewhere that feels like fall on Halloween?

We gave it another go with the group costume. We went with an Alien theme this year. Fun no matter what your age. 

Even Kars was willing to join in the fun this year. She went around the neighborhoods with Emmrey, and they met up with Taeson for a little while.

Mark and I mostly answered the door. He did a better job than me since I was avoiding having certain kids from school figure out where I live. 

Bay got into the spirit too with her fellow RA's.

Makell, Saverio, Bay

They helped with Safe Treat for little ones on campus.

And there was a little bit of negotiating between those who got their bucket filled and those who did not.