Happy Halloween!

Happy Halloween to everyone! Last night was our first Halloween in the new house and we were hoping that we would actually have some trick or treaters this year. Over the several years we were in the apartment, we had zero kids come by, we hoped that this year would be different.

We even went so far as getting a permium treat to give out, popcorn balls! It was an ok night, approx 15 kids... which was pretty much all of the kids in the townhouse complex. Later that night, we found out that the HOA didn't keep the entrance gate open. It is usually closed by 8:00pm, but we thought they might keep it open to allow more people through for trick or treating, but they didn't. I may inquire with the HOA and see if the gate can stay open a little later next year.

We did dress up the front porch a little, but I have some BIG plans for next year! In the mean time, enjoy the photos (remember, click the photos for larger versions):

We are starting to setup for handing out candy	Almost done setting up the porch
Close up of some our decorations	Here is Autumn wearing her Maleficent ears
Maleficent and her precious	Charlotte outside on the porch
Maleficent's Fury; Charlotte striking Maleficent's famous pose	It's not all about Charlotte, there was one photo of me
One of our two Disney Haunted Mansion Ghost Tombstones!	Big Jack-O-Lantern; Custom, hand carved pumpkin... done my yours truly
We always get a small pumpin, another custom carving job	Bring on the Trick and Treaters; Notice how we rearranged everything, just for the popcorn balls!
Maleficent's Fury, at night!; I may try loading some plugins and adding Maleficent's green flames	Jack-O-Lantern; Nice shot of my jack-o-lantern
After a few hours, it was time to close up