We gathered at our friends' apartment on Friday after school and somehow 2 of us managed to get 6 kids ready in their costumes despite the fact that they were all crazed with excitement. I had visions of a trip to the E.R. after Sam's friend Lachlan in all the excitement ran down the hall, slipped and hit head. Thankfully he was ok and we were not derailed!
We made our way by foot to the Embassy and got a kick out of people on the street doing double takes and giving us big smiles as our group walked on, all dressed up for the occasion.
Theo decided he missed his Halloween costume back in Seattle so opted to be a werewolf again. Sam opted for a do-it-himself alien costume, which got a little hot along the way, apparently. I'm the witch in the background ;)
Once inside the Embassy we were led around in a big group by a Marine and kids went from office to office collecting their candy. Most of the staff who participated decorated their offices and it was generally pretty festive. I couldn't help but think it wasn't the same as being outside on a dark night going from house to house, but the kids were happy to collect their candy and that was all that mattered to them!
At the end of the line there was a spaghetti dinner for the kids, a haunted house, and a bar for the grown-ups - hallelujah! My vodka tonic tasted like something I drank in college, but after being herded around for over an hour through narrow hallways wearing a warm costume and trying very hard not to step on all the 2 year olds in our group, it was a welcomed treat.
We couldn't bring our phones into the Embassy so the only picture we have inside is one courtesy of our friends. Note Theo is staying in character as he howls at the moon. That's Sam in the front on the right. Even though he's an alien he brought a sword just in case his friend Lachlan, who is dressed as a knight, wanted to fight.
