Haunted House construction begins in August at the latest. There are ghouls to round up, the dead to wake. Rotting corpses can’t just decay in a week. So with other projects on the front burner this year, we decided there was little time left to dedicate to the craft. On the positive side? I got to go Trick-or-Treating with my kids for the first time ever. (And half-way through the night my daughter tells me she thinks she’s getting too old to trick-or-treat.)

The not-so bright side? It was Emily’s first costume showing leg…

Emily and Patrick pose with neighbors Nicholas and Alexis. You have to squint and hold your head to the side to see stealth Ninja Fighter, Patrick.

The entire Trick-or-Treating brigade.

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