Nothing brings out the spooks on 131st Place like Halloween. The cul-de-crew goes all out with decorations, and each year they keep getting better. We now have traffic and daily visitors venturing down "Halloween Place." And we kind of love it.
We began the whole shebang at the start of October. The Beissers had the kids over to their pumpkin patch to paint pumpkins...
... we gathered round the firepit for chili...
... and took in a driveway movie.
This year the girls on the street decided to dress as pirates. Gryffin dressed up as his own character, Black Ash, from his books and future movies.
And of course, the cats and bunny...
Don't they just look thrilled in their aquatic get-up?
Our neighborhood always puts on an awesome Halloween parade.
This year Lorelei was old enough to help pass out candy with Ava.
Next came Night of the Living Farm.
... Complete with a haunted zombie hayride, everyone's favorite!
Slumber parties...
Pumpkin carving...
When Halloween night arrived, the neighbors gathered on the trampoline.
We took photos.
We set the bonfire aflame.
And as the dads took the kids around to gather loot, the moms stayed back and greeted trick-or-treaters with warmth and candy.
See that flying ghost? Mark and I rigged a zipline from the basketball hoop to the weeping spruce, and it was the highlight of the night zooming back and forth with flashing LED lights.
This little coven was another new addition. Boil bubble toil and trouble--tee-hee-hee-hee!
Our Slenderman (a gift from Mark and the kids) and our Pumpkin Dispatch.
The kids were out for hours and came back all smiles to sort candy with their friends, while Mark joined me around the fire. I love that they're still into trick-or-treating.
Happy Halloween!
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