The Lantz Family, Webb, California

The pandemic has not prevented the Lantz family from continuing their favorite Halloween tradition: carving pumpkins on the afternoon of Halloween and roasting the pumpkin seeds with plenty of salt! They also went trick-or-treating at Webb faculty homes, while practicing safety guidelines and wearing masks. “I think [the pandemic] has allowed us to bring the celebration back to the basics…. wearing simple costumes for fun and trick-or-treating for an hour or so,” Dean Lantz said. “It doesn’t always have to be extravagant. Sometimes the best memories are fun simple celebrations.”