el dia de los muertos

This year Lucy's Halloween enthusiasm began in August, two full months ahead of the holiday and at the tail end of a long pregnancy.

So, we mixed it up a bit by learning about the Mexican traditions around Day of the Dead, and decided to celebrate that on November 1 with a visit to the grave of my grandparents, Nellie Lucille and Eugene. Lucy wanted a full-on picnic at the grave but the ground was soggy from all the Halloween rain, so we sat on a nearby bench to tell stories about them instead.

halloween

At dinner Ilona reminded us that we have been doing our Halloween dinner and trick-or-treat together for the last 5 years, ever since we have had children old enough to trick-or-treat. This is one of the many reasons why we can never move, though of course we will clearly have to move as our house with five people is already starting to feel cramped.

Here was Halloween this year, before we ventured out to trick-or-treat in the pouring rain:

friday cute shot

sisters

Left: Lucy, October 2009
Right: Filomena, October 2015


Also, in revisiting the archives I see that I did this exact same post at almost the exact same age with Oscar. Now and then and then!

monday cute shot