Halloween

Five out of six of us dressed up for Halloween this year. Kari went as herself, a soccer player, Kylo Ren with a mini saber, and a spy. She really didn't want to dress up, but she did tromp around the neighborhood with her friends that night. Russell and Ellery joined the kids trick-or-treating. Joel took off with some friends he met up with in the neighborhood and came back a couple hours later with a ridiculous amount of candy. As usual, our neighborhood was a happening place. I stayed back and handed out candy and chatted with my friend, Traci, between knocks on the door. It's always fun to see so many neighborhood friends and school kids on Halloween. I got a lot of kids saying, "Mrs. Moffat?" and "Aren't you Kari's mom?" or Joel, Aubrey, or Grant's mom. :) Subbing and volunteering has made it so that I know most of the kids at East and West Orient now. Pretty fun! The kids all came back with copious amounts of candy. We have generous neighbors.

A Jedi knight, a mad scientist, Kari as herself, and Pippi Longstocking

I fell asleep on the couch right before the kids carved their pumpkins, so I confess I didn't participate in that tradition this year. The last weekend of soccer and the craziness of the week got to me, and I zonked out. Kari carved a Christmas pumpkin (loved that). Aubrey's was a winking emoji. Grant's had a toothless smile to match his own, as well as a Captain America symbol on the other side. Joel had a "classic," which he carved all himself.