Here in Alaska, pretty much every holiday is celebrated differently than California. Alaskan Christmas is probably an upgrade, but Alaskan Halloween? Downgrade. I feel like the kids really miss out on the Halloween experience when their costumes are covered in winter gear and it's freezing and/or snowing out.
Remember this from last year?
Not. Fun. So this year we participated in an event called Trick or Treat in the Heat. It began as a neighborhood event for a terminally ill 5-year-old boy who wanted to trick-or-treat one last time, so his neighborhood held their trick-or-treating early. It continues now, 8 years later, as a fundraiser for Make a Wish Foundation and Ronald McDonald House, while giving Alaska kids the opportunity to do some trick-or-treating in the "heat."
We had a great time! Kenley dressed up like a cat, Parker is Zane from Ninjago, and Claire was Sleeping Beauty, though she thought she was a pink cat (?).
It was an absolutely GORGEOUS night and amazingly beautiful neighborhood. So glad we did it.
All the kids getting ready to go.
Two little Ninjago Ninjas excited to get going.
Two pretty kitties.
Carter hugging Parker in terror because of a cackling pumpkin on the chair.
Investigating their haul so far...
Love this pic!!!!!!
Sleeping Beauty hiking back to the car. Now that is the way to do Halloween in Alaska. Can you get any more beautiful than that?
2 comments:
What a great Halloween! Love to all of the kiddos!
So, surprisingly, Mom got the name of this wrong when she was telling me about it and called it "Warm Halloween." Almost just as catchy! :)
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