Trunk or Treat!

Halloween signs abound. Students don't normally bring severed limbs to class.

Friday was "Trunk or Treat" at Scottsville Elementary. I wanted to arrive early, but apparently we weren't the only ones to get the idea.

First stop, was trunk-or-treating!

There were some fascinating getups!

Shane and I did the loop.

Maybe we'll decorate a car for trunk or treat one year.

Seeing what everyone came up with was part of the fun!

Shane dressed as Deku this year. Deku has green hair. 

Carrie got/assembled linked outfits for the whole family, but there will be more on that later. 

For now, Shane was the only one in costume while I walked him around.

Most of the night's action was in the bus loop.

But then Shane saw the cake walk. Only four kids did the walk and the winner picked a huge pie.

Shane wanted in! Unfortunately, so did everyone else.

Shane tried five times without success. I'd warned him (and had a small discussion) about odds beforehand, but the sting of defeat felt personal to him (I didn't like cakewalks much as a kid, because it seemed cheaper to buy a cake on average....unless you were the Twins. The Twins actually won from time to time!).

Shane would have loved to have stayed longer, but we needed to head home to talk with Ryouma. Originally, Shane had told us Trunk or Treat was on Thursday. Foolishly, we believed him instead of double-checking. When it turned out to be Friday, we didn't want to reschedule last minute on Ryouma, so Shane and I had to sprint home.

We'll know better next year. Shane will move up from Walton, but I bet he'll still want candy!