Once Upon a Midnight Dreary

Halloween preparations were somewhat derailed by the presence of coronavirus in the home. My office hosted a Halloween party at the reception center, but the party seemed more geared toward toddlers and adults (you can imagine the type of set-up that would appeal to these two very different demographics.  Bounce houses and beer). 

Starting to feel better, Sam volunteered to help set up. His friend, Tyler, randomly bought them full-body cow suits in the mail, so they were all set for the festivities. 

Peter barely rallied to put in an appearance. I don't know who was more exhausted and bedraggled. Calvin? Or Hobbes? 

Im not exactly sure what Clementine dressed up as but I think it could best be described as an alien go-go dancer. 

The party was Saturday night, but on the actual night of Halloween, a friend organized a trick or treating caravan through Colombo. We drove to the houses of a dozen or so Americans living in Sri Lanka which was much more challenging than it sounds, considering it was rush hour in a city that had no idea it was Halloween and no reason to be on the lookout for little kids dressed as ghosts and ghouls, Spiderman and fairy princesses. 

Clementine got talked into going to track practice by her coach so was completely done by the time she got home. Our house was one of the last on the trick or treat circuit, so by the time we had returned an hour and a half later, she had rallied, donning her alien makeup for the third time in as many days and helping Elise pass out the Halloween candy. (They'd even carved jack o' lanterns out of watermelons!)