All Hallows Eve

Happy Halloween 2021!  

The kids were super excited to go out "trick-or-treating" for the first time in Ohio.   They planned and prepped and created - wearing self-made costumes or hand-me-downs (thanks Gramma!).  The week prior, our four ballerinas had fun wearing costumes at dance classes, our 3 boy scouts had a costume competition at their pack meeting (Hendrick and Kolpin winning prizes!), and Tesfaye sported two different costumes at different events . . . for the actual day, only our "trick-or-treaters" dressed to venture out into the neighborhood.  

artist (Maclaren), classic ghost (Kolpin), frog (Dukes), greek goddess (Maegli), kangaroo (Addy), CSI agent (Davis), queen (Emroy), genie (Dabney), "Captain America" (Burke), teddy bear (Alarie)

It was wonderful going door-to-door to see (and meet!) our neighbors.  We were impressed to see so many groups of kids and families out in the neighborhood - fun!  The kids had a blast and came home with too much candy - which mostly immediately disappeared (!).  The littles stayed with mom and dad, and the biggers went out on their own covering nearly two miles.  Cuties!

Afterwards, we roasted hotdogs and marshmallows over a backyard fire, and enjoyed hot cider and caramel apples outdoors while listening to Washington Irving's "The Legend of Sleepy Hallow."