Halloween

The kids are getting too old for Trick-or-Treating (sigh).  But, luckily they still like to hand out candy to the little ones, and our tradition is to do it at our church Trunk or Treat event -- hundreds (it seems!) of kids going from car to car, gathering tons of candy in a short period of time.

There were very numerous, costumed creatures, and Gabe handed out the candy from our "trunk".  Sam roamed the parking lot checking out all the costumes, and Carly (with her group of girlfriends) did go Trick-or-Treating.  They each did their own costumes, and I can't tell you who Sam and Gabe dressed as -- I'm pretty sure they are video game or Anime characters.  Carly took it easy and dressed like a little girl in her pj's.

After the candy frenzy in the parking lot, our ward's youth (along with two other wards) had a Halloween Celebration including games (board games, donut bobbing, smoke shooting), karoake, and treats (nachos and cupcakes).  It was a lot of fun for them to have something to do on Halloween night.

I feel a little nostalgic this year, and remember when my three were just little kids excited for Halloween-- planning out costume ideas months in advance, ordering their Buzz Lightyear or Piglet costumes from the Disney Store.  Soon, those cute Disney characters changed to Pokemon like Charizard and Pikachu! 

Fall used to include visits to the Pumpkin Patch, pumpkin carving, and school Halloween parties.  All things of the past, it seems.

I miss when the wonder of Halloween sparkled like magic in their eyes, and they still had Halloween candy when Easter came rolling around!

It seems I'm ultra-aware lately at the ever-shrinking time I have left with my kids at home -- soon they'll have little dressed-up Treaters of their own!

TRICK OR TREAT!