Leaf Attack

Mali had Rochelle over after their soccer game. They made cookies, then got out the blower and played in the leaves.
Afterwards, we all went to dinner at Alana's with all the usual suspects plus Annette and her friend Alita from Chile, and the big surprise: Deborah finally took a moment away from her new cookie store and joined us.

Halloween Begins - Friday

Mali and Rachel have been planning a Halloween party for over a month now. Luckily, it was at Rachel's house, which meant we provided pizza, chips, and pop, and then Rachel's poor mom did all the supervising. We couldn't help beyond that as we had Robert and Jennifer's farewell-we're-leaving-soon-for-Napa pirate-themed costume party to attend. We were joined on the first half's crazy Murray Hill treasure hunt by Paul, Alana, and NancyD. Susy proved brilliant at deciphering the clues - while driving.
Our pirate gang invaded Mali's party at Rachel's house to find a stranger to mummify one of our gang in toilet paper - a victory condition for the treasure hunt. That's when I got this cellphone photo of Mali in her Scientist costume: