Halloween

Halloween is a huge event here, almost as big as Christmas.  The children plan their outfits weeks in advance, the whole day at school is dedicated to it with activities, food, DVD's and even a haunted house and in Kelowna every other shop has a Halloween display and some shops display nothing else. So, it was with some anticipation that I bought the sweets and even found a witchy outfit for myself ready for the big day.  Trick or treating was much more fun than I thought, I've always been a bit anti the idea of knocking on strangers doors asking for sweets, I thought it to be just the opposite of what we had always tried to teach our children about stranger danger, but here anyone willing to participate had to sign up first so they were prepared. Four parents all drove a car full of children to each property, they leapt out with their bags, got their sweets, had to be respectful and say thank you and then on to the next one.  We even had the Fire department as our escort...a very well organised affair.

 Charlie as Frankenstein's monster

 Lucy as a zombie cheerleader princess!

 Ned as the more traditional ghost

The whole school

 Lucy going into the haunted house, pitch black inside with parents throwing spiders and jumping out at them!

Charlie coming out!