Halloween 2020

This year has been different in every way due to this darn pandemic.  Initially, there was talks of cancelling Halloween, but of all of the holidays - why this one??  The kids are wearing costumes, that often includes a full mask, and sometimes even gloves. So when word spread that it was proceeding, we got ready.  Many decided to pass out candy outside, others left buckets outside, and some were creative enough to come up with candy shoots - ways to disperse candy while social distancing.

Bennett decided to be a zombie with a few of her girlfriends (Madeline Maxwell, Audrey Roberts and Sarah Elliott), Preston was Tua Tagovailoa, a professional football player on the Dolphins and

Walker decided to be a Ninja (like last year).  Walker didn't really care what he dressed up as, as long as he could trick or treat with Preston "in the good area where they pass out full size candy bars."  It was a busy afternoon, so no pictures with all three kids, but we got to keep some of the traditions like seeing Mimi and Papa.

B, Audrey, Sarah and Madeline

After visiting them, we came home to eat a quick dinner and then Steve took the boys to Preston's favorite area where they continued to fill bucket after bucket!  I stayed back to hand out candy for the first time in 12 years, and it was incredibly anti-climatic (won't be doing that again).  After an hour and a half, the boys pulled in and I couldn't believe the 25 lb bags they EACH carried inside!  They both admitted they had enough candy, so we decided to go watch the Bama and SMU games with friends. 

Walker ended up getting tired after hanging out for a bit due to his big day, so I took him home to hit the hay.  Bennett and her girlfriends ended up at our house about the same time too.  Meanwhile, Preston and Steve hung at Leah and Fletcher Smith's home with folks into the evening and got to witness not only a full moon, but also a blue moon.  

Having both occur on Halloween was a rare treat.  In fact, the last full moon visible for most time zones on Earth hasn't happened since 1944.  But it was also a blue moon, a designation for the second full moon to occur in a month.  They are pretty rare, only occurring ever 2.5 years.  Lots of fun for a very full Halloween day!