Everly was so excited to be back in the US for Halloween. She missed it greatly last year. Halloween and fall in general. Leaves, apples, pumpkins, etc. It’s just not the same in Sweden, so this year she wanted to go all out! She carved her own pumpkins, put together a great costume for her and the dog, and even rallied a group of friends to go trick-or-treating. Now she’s sitting on the floor with her friends playing dice and gambling with candy. (after secretly texting me asking me to send her friends home soon because she’s exhausted.)

My costume was part of a bigger group costume at work, based on the book Where the Wild Things Are, by Maurice Sendak. My boss was Max and the rest of us were Wild Things. It was actually a pretty fun group costume.

UPDATE: This was posted on Facebook this evening. Rumor has it she was referring to E’s group. “If you have teenagers out trick or treating on Colonial Drive in Wilder right now, I have something to say to you, so listen up. Your kids are adorable and they have lovely manners. Thank you for raising such nice humans.”