Halloween is a time for baking

 We had a fabulous Halloween this year with lots of baking involved of course.  The week before Halloween, a few people in our ward were getting baptized.  As Ward Missionaries, we delighted in the opportunity to go and support.  I was also very excited to try these pumpkin cupcakes from my Hello Cupcake book.

Later that week, I decided that I wanted to meet our neighbors.  There are 4 other apartments on the 5th floor of our building and we hadn't really met anyone yet.  I invited my friend, Kate over and we made and decorated some sugar cookies.  When Landes got home, we gave plates of cookies to all of our neighbors.  Although most did not answer their doors, it was a successful venture.  The people next door were very excited about the cookies and invited us over for pizza that same night. They are native New Yorkers and very friendly.
Our ward Halloween Party was on Saturday afternoon, so of course I had to break out the Hello Cupcake book again.  These Werewolf cupcakes turned out pretty terrifying I think.  As for costumes, I decided to break out my prom dress and be a princess.  Since it happened to be snowing that day (very abnormal for New York I hear), we got very wet on the way to the church. 


On Halloween, we decided to go to the Village Halloween parade around 14th street.  It is a parade where anyone with a costume can march, so we saw some very exciting things.  It was a little crowded and I learned that if you are not pressed against the people in front of you, someone will sneak in and fill that gap so you can't see.  The parade was pretty fun.  My favorite were the giant skeletons and the band made of people dressed as eyeballs.