After observing this last year, the kids insisted we up our decor game....
As if on cue, fog rolled in right in time for trick or treating...
Lucky came along as our 'pooping peacock'...
The enthusiasm for the occasion is contagious - kids here get way into it....
And given our kids' school is an art school, the tendency is to homemade & wacky...
A scary clown...
(here's what happens when you make a costume without a pattern)
Staff enthusiasm offset any 'too cool' middle schoolers...
(Zoe's 2nd grade teacher as Captain Underpants)
Out in the evening, it was fun to also see so many adults get way into it
Logan even ran into his Ninja Turtle family
We were excited that the 'come get your candy if you dare' lady was back at it this year
(lowered candy in a cauldron - but also spontaneously dropped a big spider and bloody head down onto candy takers)
And found a new, cool candy delivery system - a Plinko game
(candy dropped into the ~8' tall game from above & bumped its way down, making it a surprise where it would fall out)
Given the housing density, it took no time to collect some serious loot...
That said - one price of SF festivity is navigating SF schools....
The public schools are 'lottery based' - meaning you have very little control over which school they'll get into. The schools vary wildly in size, academic performance & personality.
Thus, in addition to figuring out which public schools to include on our lottery list, we need to explore other options too.
- The good news - there are a lot of options
- The bad news - there are a lot of options!
Quincy & I have already started the intense & time consuming high school search.
On Halloween morning, he attended a 2-hour open house...
A day later, we toured a school with a massive campus I didn't know was possible in the city...
As well as one with amazing architecture...
Luckily, we have some time to figure it all out & plenty of sugar to fuel the journey.
Here's to finding our way & keeping it festive along the way
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