Halloween 2010

It's not quite Halloween, I realize, but for our family it has come and gone. For the 4th straight year we have trick or treated overseas. I must admit this year was better than the last three. Most countries don't celebrate Halloween and trick or treating in the tradition that we do in America. The kids are forced to only trick or treat on base which for the last 3 years has equaled mass chaos! They try, but with the amount of kids and everyone living off base and on base trying to trick or treat at a very minimal number of houses, the candy is gone very quickly and it's extremely crowded.

This year, we had a new experience of trick or treating at the Embassy. I anticipated the same scenario but was happily surprised. There aren't near the number of children here. We met at the Embassy, trick or treated at about 15 houses and a few "trunks", then went to the ambassadors house for one final trick or treat. The night ended with a movie on the Embassy lawn for everyone. It was really nice, not crowded, and the kids had fun. We were happily surprised.... as an added bonus, we weren't concerned with having to wear 10 layers under the costumes and freezing in the cold. In fact, the kids were hot in their costumes and we trick or treated in the mid/upper 80's.

This year, we had Goldilocks:

A Skeleton Zombie:

And A Nerd:

Hope you have a HAPPY HALLOWEEN too!!!!!!!