So this year our Halloween celebrations started about two weeks before the big day and seemed to just keep going right up til Halloween night. We started at the "friendly forest" at the Calusa Nature Center. Every year they have trick or treating on the boardwalks and paths that wind through the preserve outside the nature center. All the people handing out candy were dressed up and the kids had a blast seeing all the people in costumes. Some of them even had animals in tow that the kids could pet. Zoie got the hang of it right away. It didn't take long for the open-your-bag and people will give you candy idea to catch on.
The next week we had our annual Fall Festival at the church which is always fun. Unfortunately my camera died right at the start of it so I only have a few pics. I am going to try to get some from friends though because I was involved in the entertainment portion of the night and I heard some people got funny pics of it.
The next week Aidan had a field trip to a pumkin patch for his class and trick or treating at his school, and Nolan had a book report and class party. Then finally came Halloween night. We went to Jim's parent's house for dinner to celebrate Bill's birthday and then it was off to trick-or-treat around their neighborhood. Our friends Abby and Jason Perkins met up with us and we took all the kids together.
So all in all it was a great Halloween for us this year. I'll say that even though we are always crazy busy, when you have kids there is something more fun about extending the festivities. (pics of the school fun to follow, I didn't want the slide show to be too long)
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