Last year Brenna had a My Little Pony birthday party and was Twilight Sparkle for Halloween. This year things seemed to fall the same way. She had a Frozen birthday party and in keeping with that theme she wanted to be Elsa for Halloween.
I was concerned about how we would manage the cold for trick-or-treating. In Texas, we never had to winterize a Halloween costume. Unfortunately for us, a storm blew in that day bring 35 mph winds and sheeting rain. Cold really doesn't even begin to describe it. What was fortunate for us, the local Lambton Mall was hosting a Halloween event with trick-or-treating, face painting, and fun. Cold and wet versus warm and dry…….it was an easy choice! Brenna was a bit disappointed at first that we wouldn't be going door to door, but I played it up as a fun new way to experience Halloween. Basically this whole year has been "a fun new way to experience (fill in the blank)!" So why not this too!
I have to admit, once we arrived at the mall and were waiting to meet up with our friends, my mind wandered to Long Meadow Farms. I missed the annual meet-up at our house, pictures with all the kids, and visiting with all our friends and neighbors: 2010, 2011, 2012, and 2014. Somehow, wading through a herb of strangers at the mall wasn't as appealing to me, but as with all our other Fall traditions this one was re-born too!
Brenna had a great time. At least 95% of the mall stores participated in trick-or-treating. The kids raced from one store to the next looking for the painted pumpkin that indicated the participating the stores. In effort verses candy, this was by far our most efficient Halloween. Within 45 minutes we had a bag full of candy after only a short walk through the mall.
Brenna wasn't interested in the Elsa wig, so we went with a traditional side braid and attached a blond braid onto her dark hair. Due to the dark hair, side braid, and blue dress we were mistaken for Jasmine more than once. Which might not have been a bad thing since there were so many Elsa's. I stopped counting after about 20.
After the mall we braved the weather and enjoyed a dinner out with friends. When we got back home we did have a few trick-or-treaters, mostly neighborhood friends who wanted to show off costumes, more Elsa's!
While this Halloween was much different than any other before, we still enjoyed it. I can see a new mall Halloween tradition in our future!
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