This year we were in town and were invited to a Halloween party by friends of ours. Since my crew is getting a bit old for "dress up" clothes, we had to be a bit more creative with our costumes. I think we did pretty good putting together ideas from everyday items we already owned.
Lauren was a "Rock Star" with attitude.
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| Lauren with one of her "fans" |
Maya was an "80's party girl" with shoulder pads and all.
Preston and I decided to "spice" things up and go as Salt and Pepper! This was the best costume we have had in years and it took all of 30 minutes to put together!
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| Check out our "hats" |
John was so into his character as a "spy", I never got a clear shot of him!
We all had a good time at the party and there were other creative costumes there as well.
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| Southern Lawyer and Nudist on Strike |
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| Ceiling Fan! |
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| 80's girls are very popular! |
But the best part was hanging out with friends and eating candy. Preston was even able to bring some American favorites back with him that we generously shared with our friends like Nerds, Sweettarts, and Laffy Taffy since we can't get them here in France. The candy corn however, did not make it to the party. I am not that generous. It is my all time favorite Halloween candy and I had not had any in 2 years. I had a hard enough time sharing it with my children.
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| Where's John? Still in character, hiding in this pic! |
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| Bewitched! |
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| Host and Hostess with the most! |
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| Creepy garage dance party! |
DID YOU KNOW?
Trick-or-Treating and Halloween are not widely practiced here in France. American and English expats are really the only ones that have Halloween parties. It is difficult to find decorations for Halloween parties or even pumpkins for Jack o Lanterns. There is one village in our area that has a party every year, but they are a rare exception. November 1st, All Saint's Day or Toussaint is the holiday and it is observed here in France as a national holiday and businesses and schools are closed for the day. Most people take time to remember love ones that have died and buy Chrysanthemums to place on the graves, making Mums more of a funeral flower and not a fall decorative plant like we use at home.
