End of October

 Back to school for the last week of October. Routine is always nice. Tuesday night we had a little glasses party to welcome McKenzie to the glasses-wearing club. Those of us who have glasses (even if we hardly ever wear them) got our glasses on for some group pictures.

Wednesday we decided it was time to carve up the pumpkins for Halloween. There was a virtual pumpkin carving contest put on by the primary so we had a deadline of Friday, so we got to work. Annie, McKenzie and Peyton worked together on one pumpkin, using a combo of their design ideas.

Rachel and Megan teamed up, but Megan wasn't keen on getting messy and trusted Rachel's carving skills, so she contributed some ideas that Rachel implemented. Ryan was going to be in their group, but did not like the design idea, so decided to carve his own mini pumpkin from among the mini pumpkins our backdoor neighbor, Joanne had given to us. 

Rachel and Megan's:

Annie, Peyton, and McKenzie's:

Ryan's:

We decorated (instead of carving) the remaining mini pumpkins and put them out front as a family.

On actual Halloween we kept it low key because of COVID. I hope this becomes the new tradition because I enjoyed this Halloween way more than past ones. Rachel dressed up as Samurai X from Ninjago, Ryan was a ninja, Megan a pink witch, and Annie was Luna Lovegood.

We went over to Todd and Savannah's where they had made their house nice and spooky for trick or treating, and all the kids trick or treated at the various bedrooms. 

Then back to our house for more bedroom trick or treating.

We wrapped up the night watching the new animated Addams Family and pigging out on candy. 

It's the day after Halloween and I think Rachel is all the way done with her Halloween candy and some others are coming close. And Ryan and Sammy have hardly touched theirs yet. Halloween at its finest.