We got back from Norway just in time to drive home rather swiftly, throw on the costumes and hit the streets on the 31st. Lana took the girls out this year and I generously distributed 3 huge tubs of candy.
They are catching on here, but still not prepared for the huge candy haul that should be every child's unalienable right. Some kids held out little plastic pumpkins that couldn't possibly hold more than 5 mini-candy bars. And when I dropped more than one item in their bags, some looked at me like I can only imagine Tiny Tim did with ol' Scrooge when he changed his ways and invited the Cratchets to dinner. Their eyes welled up in tears and I'm sure I heard a couple whisper 'God bless you sir, God bless you'. It's fun to try and Americanize them at least a little bit.
Emily was 'the dinosaur'. I'm not sure a Halloween costume has gotten more play than this one. It was made by Wendy for Lana when she was young. Amy wore it three years in a row. It was very big the first year, and she barely could squeeze the head on last year. Now, Emily gave it a go.
Looks like she's got at least 2 more years in this one.
Luckily, Lana plans well ahead and had time to make this Ladybird costume before our Norway trip. It was really cute.
Also lucky for us, our Expat friends around the corner threw their annaul H-day dinner. Nice to come home from vacation and have dinner ready.
Pumpkin carving actually happened before Norway. It is great to see the girls get more self sufficient each year. We roasted seeds again...and again only ate a few before remembering they don't taste that good.
I love this picture. The lights were off, so when the flash came it obviously caught Emily a bit by surprise.
This has nothing to do with Halloween, but I was not going to do a separate post for it. Lana has wanted these mittens since the Olympics last winter in Vancouver. Her aunt (who did the cruise with us in May) found them and sent us each a pair! They are really cool.
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