Walking with Trick or Treaters

I'm pretty sure I have mentioned at least once that I am not a huge fan of Halloween.  Two huge reasons are

I don't like to be scared.

I don't like the way some people act during this event by letting their inner vandal come out.

That last one might be a bit jaded, but after teaching high school for 18 years and hearing about all the egging, t-ping, and smashing of family pumpkins, it just kind of put me off the whole event.

BUT I am now a mother and kind of have to suck it up for the girls, so for the last four years we have gone trick or treating.

There is a town north of us, Earl Park, that puts on, thanks to some dedicated volunteers including some of my good friends, a community Halloween party and scary walk.  All the kids come as costumed as they and their parents can stand it, eat hot dogs, hop up on the stage with their age group for judging, receive a HUGE bag of candy for their efforts, and are then taken home fighting the expected sugar high the whole way back.  I like it! (Ok, I did NOT go on the scary walk.  Reliving The Birds is enough for me!)

Then last year we added our lovely town's Halloween party to the mix.  Businesses opened their doors, streets were shut down, and all the ghosts, princesses, Jedi masters, and other creatures roamed the street in search of the perfect treat.

This year, we again visited Fowler's Halloween festivities, and guess who came with us!  DADDY!  This is a fall of firsts for him!  We went to the Feast of the Hunters' Moon in OCTOBER, we visited the Indianapolis Zoo and Indiana State Museum in OCTOBER, he carved his first pumpkin EVER in OCTOBER, and he came trick or treating in OCTOBER!  Earl Park is Halloween night, but here is a glimpse of last nights fun, and in the same vein as my last post, a few pics from Halloweens gone by.

 2007 ~ Fairies

 2008 ~ Princesses and Painted Pumpkins

 Tall Guy was embracing his Evan Almighty self!  ugh!
Me embracing food in general!  ugh!

2009 ~ Selena Gomez and Hannah Montana

2010 ~ a Blushing Bride and a Fifties Girl

Watching everyone being judged with a friend

Streets are closed!  Please drive around!

Ahhhhhhh..... the perfect end to the perfect day.  LOVE the clouds God put in the sky tonight!

I think I will call this one a TREAT! 

HAPPY WEEEKEND!