Halloween

Yep, 31st October is big news in Canada! We have the pumpkins, the costumes, the sparkly orange lights, cobwebs for the spooky looking front garden and bus loads of trick or treaters....you think I am kidding with the bus loads? Nope! There are areas in Kelowna where parents drive their spookily clad offspring to due to the high quality of the treats!

We have a development called the Lakes in Winfield and it was lit up like Christmas with the number of cars going there. Fortunes are spent on mini-sized chocolates.

We didn't go with the pumpkin option but were prepared with the mini sized chocolates...unfortunately we only had 3 trick or treaters but they hit the jackpot and then we had to eat the rest ourselves...shame!

There was a fireworks dispay being organized in Winfield by the Fire Department with a bonfire, hot dogs and hot chocolate etc etc...and beer at the pub afterwards so we decided to join in the fun and dress up.

Shaun's outfit and ghoulish acting nearly scared the living daylights out of our trick or treaters (hint: not good to nearly give the under 7's a heart attack!) and Otter was a bit freaked out too!












Unfortunately, his stroke of genius was slightly lost on the locals and Shaun of the Dead isn't out on DVD here yet!

I braved the night ala Catwoman....not quite sure Winfield is ready for this....but did get the best costume vote in the pub!

And on the 1st November the Christmas lights were going up on the houses!