Trick-Or-Treat Town

On Saturday, we took the boys to Trick-Or-Treat Town. We didn't go last year, but we did go the year before. We are not big on Halloween, however, both Nick and I have fond memories of the fun we had as kids for Halloween, and we want that for our kids. Trick-Or-Treat Town is a fun and safe place for the kids to be able to trick-or-treat without having to go out in the freezing and pitch black night. It is held in a big warehouse and there are about 50 booths sponsored by the companies around Anchorage. The kids travel through the warehouse collecting candy from each of the booths. Each kid is guaranteed at least fifty pieces of candy! That provides us with "good behavior" awards for a long time. The boys had a lot of fun dressing up. I was very proud of the way they both were well behaved. Even Nick said "ay oo" after getting candy. Yes, he is finally making an attempt at the phrase "thank you."


Ethan was dressed up as a horse. He is adorable, don't you think? He, too, was well behaved. In fact, he slept through the whole thing. Just as Nick did two years ago!

Joey was dressed as a knight and Nick as a scarecrow. You will have to excuse the scowl on Joey's face. He was upset that the helmet didn't fit as it was supposed to, and it frustrated him. After three or four pictures with the same expression, Nick felt there was no need to try to get a better picture. I must say, the Scarecrow is the cutest scarecrow I have ever seen!

After walking through the whole warehouse, we stopped for a snack. There were dancers from all the different dance classes in town. It was so cute to see some of the boys and girls Joey's age get up and perform.

This is a much happier knight. We took his helmet off because it kept falling off when he looked down in his pumpkin to see how much candy he was getting. You can tell that he had fun.
Look at all this candy they got! I tell you, we are having quite a time trying to make them understand that they don't get a piece of candy whenever they want. Every time they go in the kitchen and see their pumpkins on the fridge, they remember that they want a piece of candy.

I have such short bursts of opportunity to blog, and I have already taken more time than I should. The boys require a referee. Have a fantabulous week.