Hallowheeen!

It's trick or treat day at the office. And it looks like I've overpacked treat bags.

Packed 55 bags, an it turns out that there are only 20 kids doing the traiditon.

That just means one thing:

The adults are in for a treat!

A tale of two Halloweens

As October winds down, the Halloween fever heats up.

Trick-or-treats abound, and that's actually a thrill for me since I'm a fan of making treat bags.

With 2 events - one at home and one at the office - my treat bag skills went on overdrive and was able to put together more than a hundred bags! At first, it felt like an overkill. But the fact that it was wiped out, and some people were asking for more, made me think "I should've made more."

So, here's the one at home:

And the one at the office:

It's really twice the fun!

Taco treats!

After 3 years, the townhouse finally held the annual trick-or-treat activity!

The kids were undoubtedly excited and came out decked in their best costumes.

But my favorite part was our neighbor’s cute dog - Taco. He gamely manned their candy station, and it was really a treat to see him taking part of the festivities.

It really was a treat!

Shrowback Sunday!

Mark sent me photos of what we were doing 8 years ago on Halloween.

Back in October 31, 2013, we were having dinner at the Wolfgang Puck restaurant in Takeshita-Dori in Harajuku. Yes, it was this dinner.

But before that dinner, we did our usual routine in the morning which was to have breakfast at his home. It was one of my favourite things to do when I was in Tokyo. Cooking this:

Looking back at all these awesome memories, it just drives home the point that we should go back to Tokyo and make additional memories soon.

No tricks, all treats!

While there isn't an official Trick or Treat activity in our compound - and it's the 2nd year that we haven't had it - that doesn't stop us from putting together something for the neighbourhood kiddes.

The kids are actually regular visitors here at home. They drop by for lollipops and gummies from our snack pantry. And seeing them drop by brings joy to everyone here at home.

This is going to be a Halloween surprise for them, so they're in for a treat!

FMM: Busted!

Since it’s Halloween - and Friday Magic Madness day - I thought of the theme song of one of my favorite spooky shows as a kid.

The Ghostbusters!

No, i’m Not talking about the modern take, but the O.G.

This:



Classic!

Hello-ween!

Yes, Halloween was a few days ago, but I can't help but talk about this tres adorbz photo of three adorable kids.

What makes this photo special is that it's the first Halloween of Javi in the U.S., and it's also the first Halloween of Baby Noah in a costume. (And trick or treating, too.)

I don't know about tricks, but this photo is a pure treat for me.

Monster Cuteness!

Today's unbearable moment of cuteness is once again brought to you by my grandson, Noah! (And yes, he's all monstered out for Halloween!)

I have no words...

FMM: Call me!

Nope, it's not the Debbie Harry ditty.

Since it's the weekend before Halloween, I think it's time to play something fun and spooky for our Friday Magic Madness song.

Flashback to 1984, Ray Parker, and the theme song of the classic film of the same name.



Now, you know who to call.

Hallo-winner!

Tomorrow is our office Halloween shindig, and we're expecting kids to descend on our department in search for candies.

And thanks to my weekend Divisoria sojourn, I'm ready!

My trick-or-treat bag has a puzzle, a pencil, a twirlie toy, Smiley's cookies, and the requisite chocolates.

Hope the kids will find this a real treat.

Fun with food

It's halloween once more, and as usual, we were trying to find ways to make our party food a bit more fun and in tune with the occasion.

Since this is a busy season at work, we all agreed to do something that's simple, but still fun. 

And here's what we came up with:

First, the "bat bite." We took toasted siopao, placed nacho chips as wings, and drew on a face using tomato catsup.

Second, the "pumpkinettes." Yes, this is supposed to be small pumpkins. These were fashioned from kwek-kwek and a pretzel.

At first, people wouldn't eat the food because they wanted to take photos and selfies with it. Thankfull, hunger got the better of them and they eventually devoured all the bats and pumpkins in sight.

And that was fun to watch.

Boo yeah!

Look! Our office building is all dressed up for Halloween!

And yes, my spidey sense is tingling!

This definitely makes coming to the office a tad bit more fun.

FMM: Thrilled!

Not only is today a Friday, it's also Halloween. So, this old song is begging to be played!



I've always been thrilled by this music video. And aside from being thrilled, I was so scared of it, too. Especially the ending.

Happy Halloween!