After a one-year hiatus from having a family-themed Halloween, we were back to a fearsome foursome this year. Dylan donned the sporty quidditch robes of  our favorite protagonist Harry Potter and proudly designed and made his swift Firebolt to help him capture the golden snitch and win the Tri-Wizard Tournament. For those of you who know Dylan, you’ll know embodying the competitive spirit of a quidditch match was a tough assignment for him — okay, not so much. Adela was a dead ringer for Hermione Granger, eager to role play wizard classes as she enthusiastically raised her hand to share an encyclopedic knowledge of spells and potions. As Lupin puts it, “Hermione, you are without question, the brightest witch of your age, you will prosper with or without my instruction.â€Â Jeannette jumped at the chance to be Head of Gryffindor House and Transfiguration professor Minerva McGonagall, and Matt was happy to assume the role of Arthur Weasley, patriarch of the Weasley family and Ministry of Magic bureaucrat, whose costume required only a trenchcoat and wand.
A week of Halloween festivities, with school trips to the pumpkin patch and costume parades, culminated  on Halloween Night as we welcomed friends over for trick-or-treating in the neighborhood and a casual get together fueled by candy loot and some excellent bottles of wine. Stay tuned for more pictures of the DÃa de los Muertos on the heals of Halloween….