It was another fairly low-key Halloween this year for our family. We went trick-or-treating this year (whereas last year we took the girls shopping for candy rather than having them go door-to-door during the peak of COVID), but we didn't go to any parties. (We did introduce the girls to Ghostbusters, Corpse Bride and The Addams Family.) Regardless, it was a fun holiday.
Winnie playing Twister at the Thunder Ridge Carnival on Monday, October 25. She begged us to go, and where Fairview isn't holding a carnival any more, we got suckered into it. (None of the other girls wanted to go.) Obviously the Thunder Ridge student council had put a lot of work into it, but they could have learned a thing or two about ticket sales, managing lines and spreading out games. It was a bit of a madhouse.
Bekah and Ana carving pumpkins on Friday, October 29.
Family photo with our jack-o-lanterns.
Silly family photo.
All lit up. Winnie's Black Swan design (from Keeper of the Lost Cities book series), Rebekah's homage to The Shining, Miriam's Neverseen design (from Keeper of the Lost Cities) and Ana's cute bat and star design.
Winnie's long exposure and color changing light picture.
The girls dressed up. Bekah as Kermit. (We got the costume all ready for her to wear to school on the Friday before the holidays, and then she didn't wear it. Since I had put the time into it, I made her wear it for the picture.) Ana as a purple crayon. (Her three other friends were dressed as other colors at school.) Miriam as Animal from The Muppets. (If we had had an occasion to dress up this Halloween, Seth was going to be Kermit, and I was going to be Miss Piggy. Miriam wanted to be a Muppet, too. Then neither Seth nor I had a reason to dress up, so Bekah borrowed the Kermit elements.) Winnie as a unicorn. (No surprise if you know her.)