We've had a busy month of Halloween-related activities, starting with our annual Block family trip to the apple farms near Placerville in northern California.
We also went to a pumpkin festival in Pasadena with Mina, James, and Rosemary,
and to see the fall foliage at Descanso gardens.
Then Dev and I helped out with the Mom's Club children's Halloween party on October 24. 
The following day we had some friends and family over to have an all-pumpkin dinner and carve jack o' lanterns.
Then at last it was Halloween itself - we had a big open house with friends from all over the city while also handing out candy to the many trick or treaters in our neighborhood. More than thirty people dropped by plus a total of seven babies.Rosemary in costume as an Indian princess,
and I made Louis an ultrasound costume.
And of course, I also made Beatrice's costume, a stack of pancakes. 
Shackleton was a middle manager.
Cromwell was an old-timey motorist.
Dev was a ghost (again). 
And I was Medusa.
See more of our fall and Halloween photos on Flickr and Facebook, including some great photos of our party guests and their costumes.
