After a weird hiatus in 2020, Halloween was officially back this year! It landed on a Saturday, which meant the kids didn’t have to start trick-or-treating until after everyone got home from work (and there wasn’t an annoying half-day of school where the kids are ready to start at noon!).

Since we’re still in a pandemic, instead of having pre-trick-or-treating pizza at our house, some neighbors arranged a block party on Brentwood beforehand.

Lauren went as the Grim Reaper. She had decided this spring that that’s what she wanted to be, and stuck with it. I’m trying not to think too much into it. And Sophie went as some sort of deranged jester. After spending about an hour in the costume store, it was what she landed on.

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After last year, where there were few houses, and really few kids, who were participating in trick-or-treating, the neighborhood went all out and the girls cleaned up!

The Sharps came over for the festivities and to give candy out at our house.

We’ve had a very mild fall, so the weather was lovely all night.