Trunk or Treat

Last night was the annual "Trunk or Treat" at our church hosted by the MOMS group. For those of you who have never been to one, it is basically trick or treating out of decorated car trunks. Families from our parish come to the church parking lot and line up their cars, open their decorated trunks, and hand out goodies to the kids. It is a fun and safe community event!

We have done it every year since moving here and it is definitely a hit with my kids. Since Max and Cate go to the private parish school, most of the children that attend are their schoolmates. So, it is a ton of fun for them. This was the first year that it was held in the evening. The past few years that we have done it, it has been in the afternoon. With the cooler temps this year, and the setting sun, it felt more like a Halloween evening.

There were probably 60+ cars. We started at our car (I walked with the kids and Matt handed out the treats) and made our way around. As we walked we would meet up with friends and get some pictures of them with their close buds! At the end of the event, they have a parade of costumes and all the parents in the cars clap for the kids as they walk by. They also serve cider and have a spot for posed picture taking.

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As you can see, Cate is Alice in Wonderland and Max is Luke Skywalker, the X-wing Fighter Pilot. So, we have kicked off the Halloween festivities. The kids have school parties this week, Cate gets to wear her costume to ballet, there is a fall festival/haunted house at the church, then trick or treating in our neighborhood next weekend.

So, Boo to all of you! Hope you have a Spooktacular Halloween!