01/11/2023
Halloween is such a tradition with us that we weren't about to just sit at home. So how do you find a great place to trick or treat when you know nothing about the area? You ask the local ladies working at the nearby store of course.... and boy did they steer us in the right direction! They sent us to a local neighborhood and every single porch light was on! I haven't seen that many houses participate since I was a kid. There was a mass of kids everywhere and of all ages, all in costume, including a lot of the parents. Lots of the houses were decorated and everyone walking around was pleasant and having a really good time. It reminded me of the scene in Hocus Pocus where all the kids are out trick or treating. We had a blast in the 2 hours that we were there and the kids filled their entire buckets for the first time ever - which of course was super exciting for them.
My kids have really been into reading/watching Harry Potter this year and so all chose costumes that were related. Kaitlin was Bellatrix, Harley was a Dementor, and Alyssa was Hermoine. The early evening hours were cold and they were layered in clothes so they did not have to wear their heavy coats. Which is good because they were determined to not hide their costumes.
After trick or treating, we stopped by a local diner for some yummy pizza and then headed over to see an even called The Blaze. Think Christmas Light display but Halloween style with pumpkins. They hand carve more than 7000 pumpkins and display them in themed areas that change each year. It was so cool!! At this point in the night it was also freezing outside. We were layered up, heavy coats and gloves, hot chocolate to warm us up, and it was still frigid.
