Of Ducks, Pirates and...Elvis?
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It's been a busy Halloween and I apologize for not getting these posted earlier, but this evening's Trick-or-Treating festivities in San Mateo Park were quite an adventure again this year. The morning started off with the Kindergarten's presentation: twenty-two adorable urchins presenting Halloween poems and songs before parading around the school to the delight of parents and the older students alike (the middle school students were literally hanging out the library window cheering on the little ones - so cool).
Amidst the sea of princesses, cheerleaders and storybook characters Zoe stuck out like a duck. I mean literally because, once again, she decided to be a duck. She asked Mommy to put more duck fat into the costume for her this year. Typical Zoe, she carried it off with her whacky charm. The Lower School (grades 1-4) held their parade in the afternoon, so it was back to school for more merriment to watch Zack and his friends do their own thing. There were a LOT of delightfully creative costumes. For my money, Adam wins for the best Elvis impression.
Finally, this evening we went to the Jancsek's for the now traditional dinner and trick-or-treating in San Mateo Park. That neighborhood is over the top when it comes to trick or treating. Its an affluent neighborhood where some families give out full sized candy bars, and others spend thousands of dollars really doing up their houses in all manner of spooky or Halloween themes. There are at least five you can count on every year to be very grand. And, boy, is it packed! Why are other neighborhoods mid-Peninsula empty on Halloween? Because everyone's on Costa Rica Ave. in San Mateo! Fun was had by all...way to much candy....and now Papa's got to go to bed because he's exhausted! Happy Halloween everyone.