Tonight I did my most favorite thing to do on Halloween. I went to my sister's house. Sis lives in a super fun neighborhood with awesome neighbors and they always have a good time. Normally on Halloween there would be a driveway party with a fire pit, chili/soup cooking, and adult beverages flowing while the dads took the kids trick-or-treating around the neighborhood. This year the weather was a little yucky so the driveway party didn't happen, but we had a fun time nonetheless. We started the night at one of the neighbors' houses eating chili and steak soup and drinking wine (duh). After dinner we went back to Sis's house to gather everyone for Trick-or-Treating.
This is Drew (nephew) and his buddies from the neighborhood. Drew is the one in black and white with the light up mask. I remember when they were little and would wear the cute, cuddly costumes. Not anymore! Scary is the thing when you're a 10 year old boy.
My BIL, who was sick tonight, was a real trooper and still came Trick-or-Treating with us. The mask was a precautionary measure to ensure the rest of us didn't catch whatever he had. ;)
And don't think Sis didn't make sure we were all set with our to-go wine glasses.
Mera (niece) wasn't trick-or-treating with us, but I did get to see her in her sweet owl costume earlier today. Is she not the cutest thing you've ever seen?!
I haven't been trick-or-treating in years...like probably since I was young enough to trick-or-treat for myself. So it ended up being a lot of fun walking around with all the families. There were tons of kids out and we even met a couple of really cool families that were new to the neighborhood. One house was playing a movie on a projector in their driveway so all the kids (and adults) would stop to watch for a bit. With all the craziness out there it makes me happy that there are still neighborhoods that go all out like this for Halloween. It takes me back to my childhood. :) I can't wait to do things like this with my own family one day if I am blessed with children.
What did you do for Halloween?
Wish we knew our neighbors well enough for that! Getting together in a group and going around! We took our kiddos around the block, but mostly we get minivans/suvs full of kids that drive by and then stop. Love love love the wine to-go cup!
ReplyDeleteIt was lots of fun! Maybe y'all will meet some of the neighbors for next year. And yes...get you a wine to-go tervis! A definite necessity!! Glad y'all had a good Halloween!
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