Halloween? You bet!

When we saw Halloween costumes and decorations in some of the larger stores we were stunned. It turns out, Halloween is catching on. I give it five years for full infiltration. We all waited anxiously to see how the holiday would pass. We had heard that the church Halloween party was the event not to be missed. A huge draw for American ex-pats. Greg was in charge of the party, and surely felt the weight of the community.
The party was a success. Americans had been importing candy for a month from the states to hand out to the kids. Thank goodness, good old American starbursts and M&Ms (yes, I know they have M&Ms here, but they just aren't the same).
We actually were able to take the kids trick-or-treating in a friend's suburb. We even had a few come by our apartment. That made us feel so good.
The kids were even invited to a Halloween party a couple of days before. Thrown by a couple of American moms.
By the time the Ward Halloween party was over, we definitely felt like we had celebrated.
The Banshees had a great time dressing up, naturally!