Laowai

I didn’t really take any pictures on Halloween night but I took a few of our pumpkin carving and of the girls before school. We finally had some nice Halloween weather. Before we headed out I invited everyone over for pizza and it was fantastic not to be cringing at the state of my kitchen like I did before the remodel. Bea and her friends were ready to trick-or-treat all by themselves but we parents followed along because it was nice to be out. Claire got to go with a friend instead of tagging along with Bea’s gang this year. They are getting so big.

Our neighborhood is a Halloween hotbed because the houses are close together and people do lots of decorating. I drove home with the pizza and saw the early young kids starting to trick or treat. It looked so iconic American Halloween – a line of kids crossing the road in the distance under colorful trees. Little girls in long dresses and tiny kids being pulled in wagons. Parents holding their kids hands as they gingerly climbed front steps to get their first taste of Halloween. It was a beautiful night buzzing with that special childhood excitement in the air.