Happy Halloween

Halloween night was fun. We had the largest turnout of Trick-or-Treaters since we've been here at el Rancho de WereMonster. Lots of cute children and their parents came to our door and delighted in the Halloween decorations at the house. There were, of course, a few too many teenagers with no costumes and a couple of very odd parents who came asking for treats as well but there is always a bit of that in the mix every year in every neighborhood. The lighting in the yard is still too dark but we had a couple of extra small lights out this year. I still really want to work on the lighting rather than setting up elaborate decorations that no one sees in the darkness so I am in hopes that maybe I can have just a bit more illumination in the yard next year. I might have to go wild with Jack 'o Lantern making next year to accomplish that, a la Trick 'r Treat. I was also thrilled to see our next door neighbors were in the holiday spirit with votives lining their driveway and a spooky-scary figure with red glowing eyes appearing on the roof when people came to the house while her husband answered the door dressed as Dracula. I could hear squeals every time someone walked up there. :)

Mr. & Mrs. Bunny came here, bringing a delicious amount of BBQ and sides. We enjoyed a very generous dinner and, after trick-or-treating was over, we watched the restored blueray edition of Universal Studios "Dracula" together.