Belated Halloween Post

I'm late on my Halloween post but I couldn't not share the wonderful time we had in SF that weekend!

We flew into Oakland nice and early on Halloween, ready for the trick-or-treat bonanza that Way, Kevin and Ian had been promising us. Evie couldn't wait to put on her costume and show it off to everyone. Who can blame her? I'd want to wear a puffy, glittery dress if I could get away with it.

At about 5pm, we stepped out all decked out for a night of fun! We were the first ones out trick or treating in Way's neighborhood so got to pick the cream of the crop from all the candy piles.

Police escort for the her royal highness.

Our fearless dragon. or maybe lizard?

Going around Ian's neighborhood was just prep for the real thing though. At about 5;30, we headed over to Ian's Nana and Papa's to take part in the festivities at their house. Their neighborhood really gets into the holiday - the streets are blocked off to cars and all the houses try to outdo each other with decorations. My pictures don't do it justice - I wasn't able to capture how many kids there were or all the really neat decorations. Some of the decorations reminded me of Disneyland!

Outside Nana and Papa's house, ready to go!

Our crew

Doesn't this look like outside the Haunted Mansion at Disneyland?

The next day, we did a quick drive over to Sonoma to check out Train Town. Train Town is a cute little amusement park that was perfect for the kiddos.

I don't think Nora liked getting too close to the goat!

Fire house!

After lunch, we stopped by HopMonk Brewery. It was very kid friendly and the kids were able to run around and play while we grown ups did some taste testing.

Lunch at HopMonk brewery

We were sad to leave, but enjoyed our time in SF. Can't wait to go back again!

Comments

Happy new year!!

Goodness, it's already 2025! It's been a really long time since we posted! We had a very lazy new year. We flew back from LA on the evening of the 31st so spent the last remaining hours of 2024 cozying up on the couch and then fell asleep before it even hit midnight! On New Years day, we slept in, cleaned up the house and then did a quick hike the next day. All in all, a good start to the year! Nora's new blanket hoodie. Cold and muddy trails. We're not in LA anymore! We hiked the Primrose trail that follows Coal Creek.

Eating on the road

With all the COVID restrictions on restaurants and Scott not liking takeout service, we've gotten pretty good at planning meals for days we are out and about. We've basically taken to tailgating... a lot! It is nice though that it means having a hot meal to warm up after a day of playing in the snow and I'm not going to lie - it is also a good excuse to eat instant noodles because it is fast and easy and warming! For overnight stays, we end up doing instant pot meals like one-pot spaghetti or chili, or easy meals like a cheese plate or sandwiches. It does save on $ so that's definitely nice but man, I can't wait to go out to restaurants again! Beef and barley soup lunch at Mt Baker. Chillin' with Chili at Crystal Mountain. Beautiful but cold picnic in Wenatchee Little girl loving her hot ramen over Blewitt Pass Jook after sledding at Crystale Springs Chicken Noodle Soup in the snow at Salmon Ridge. Pho bowls under the ferry awning at Diablo Lake.

Glass art

We picked up our finished creations from the glass blowing class we took a few weeks ago and I think they came out great! Can you tell who made which one? Nora's sunset pumpkin, May's bluebird and Evie's snow pumpkin.

Simpsons in Seattle

Search This Blog